Where does “ternio” come from?
ternio (Latin) comes from Latin ternus, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
ternio (Latin): The number three on a die; a set of three; a...
Definitions
- The number three on a die; a set of three; a...
Ancestry of “ternio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ternus | triple, threefold, trinary; three each |
| 2 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 3 | Latin | terr | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “ternio”