Where does “tri” come from?
tri (Ido) comes from Esperanto tri, from English three, from Middle English thre, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tri (Ido): three
Definitions
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Ancestry of “tri”, step by step
tri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto tri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tri | three |
| 2 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 3 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 4 | Old English | þrī | three |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |