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Where does “tre” come from?

tre (Italian) comes from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tre (Italian): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrēs—
2Proto-Italictrēsthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tre”

  • trecento
  • trecentist
  • quarantatré
  • quarantatreenne
  • ventitré
  • ventitreenne
  • tressette
  • trecento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →