Where does “trist” come from?

trist (Friulian) comes from Vulgar Latin tristus, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

trist (Friulian): bad, wicked, evil, malevolent

Definitions

  1. bad, wicked, evil, malevolent

Ancestry of “trist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintristus—
2Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
3Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s →Every word from Latin trīstis →