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Where does “tres” come from?
tres (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tres
(Latin): three; 3
Definitions
three; 3
Ancestry of “tres”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Italic
trēs
three
2
Proto-Indo-European
*tréyes
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Words derived from “tres”
distribution
contribution
contribute
tribes
tribe
tribal
triangle
Trinity
contributing
tray
tribunal
distribute
Tribune
triangular
retribution
contributor
redistribution
trio
Trinidad
attribution
tributary
distributor
distributive
trimester
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →