Where does “tripletta” come from?
tripletta (Italian) comes from English triplet, from English triple, from Middle English triple, from Latin triplus, from Proto-Italic *triplos — threefold, triple.
tripletta (Italian): three-barreled hunting rifle
Definitions
- three-barreled hunting rifle
Ancestry of “tripletta”, step by step
tripletta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triplet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triplet | A group of three; One of a group of three; One of... |
| 2 | English | triple | Made up of three related elements, often... |
| 3 | Middle English | triple | — |
| 4 | Latin | triplus | threefold, triple |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *triplos | threefold, triple |
via Italian triplo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | triplo | triple, trial, treble, threefold |