Where does “Triptolemus” come from?
Triptolemus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Triptolemus (Latin): Triptolemus
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Ancestry of “Triptolemus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Τριπτόλεμος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρῐ- | three; {{l|en|tri-}} |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |