Where does “trisaïeul” come from?

trisaïeul (French) comes from French aïeul, from Old French aiol, from Vulgar Latin aviolus, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

trisaïeul (French): great-great-grandfather

Definitions

  1. great-great-grandfather

Ancestry of “trisaïeul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaïeulancestor; grandfather; old man
2Old Frenchaiol—
3Vulgar Latinaviolusgrandfather
4Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
5Proto-Celticabūriver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Latin avus →