Where does “trepalium” come from?
trepalium (Latin) comes from Latin tripalis, from Latin tria, from Latin tres, from English three, from Middle English thre, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz.
trepalium (Latin): A torture instrument consisting of three stakes
Definitions
- A torture instrument consisting of three stakes
Ancestry of “trepalium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tripalis | that has, or is propped up by, three stakes or... |
| 2 | Latin | tria | nominative neuter of trēs; accusative neuter of... |
| 3 | Latin | tres | three; 3 |
| 4 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 5 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 6 | Old English | þrī | three |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |