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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

  1. The number three on a die; a set of three; a...

Ancestry of “ternio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinternustriple, threefold, trinary; three each
2Latinterthrice
3Latinterr—
4Old Latintris—
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “ternio”

  • ternion
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