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