Where does “trilite” come from?

trilite (Italian) comes from Italian lite, from Latin līs, from Old Latin stlīs.

trilite (Italian): trilith

Definitions

  1. trilith

Ancestry of “trilite”, step by step

trilite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian lite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianliteA quarrel, row, altercation, fight; A suit,...
2Latinlīslawsuit, action
3Old Latinstlīs—

via Italian tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantri—
Every word from Old Latin stlīs →