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Where does “Trinacria” come from?

Trinacria (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Τρινακρία, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Ancestry of “Trinacria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤρινακρία—
2Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
3Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “Trinacria”

  • Trinacria
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