Where does “trīstis” come from?

trīstis (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

trīstis (Latin): sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose

Definitions

  1. sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose

Ancestry of “trīstis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “trīstis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s →
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