Where does “trè” come from?

trè (Haitian Creole) comes from French très, from Middle French trés, from Old French trés, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

trè (Haitian Creole): very, quite

Definitions

  1. very, quite

Ancestry of “trè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrèsvery
2Middle Frenchtrésvery
3Old Frenchtrésa lot; much
4Latintrānsacross, beyond
5LatinPadusthe River Po
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →