Where does “トリプル” come from?

トリプル (Japanese) comes from English triple, from Middle English triple, from Latin triplus, from Proto-Italic *triplos — threefold, triple.

トリプル (Japanese): triple

Definitions

  1. triple

Ancestry of “トリプル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtripleMade up of three related elements, often...
2Middle Englishtriple—
3Latintriplusthreefold, triple
4Proto-Italic*triplosthreefold, triple
Every word from Proto-Italic *triplos →