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Where does “tria” come from?

tria (Latin) comes from Latin tres, from English three, from Middle English thre, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tria (Latin): nominative neuter of trēs; accusative neuter of...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter of trēs; accusative neuter of...

Ancestry of “tria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintresthree; 3
2EnglishthreeA numerical value after two and before four....
3Middle Englishthrethree
4Old Englishþrī—
5Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tria”

  • travail
  • travois
  • travaileth
  • travailest
  • tripaliare
  • tripalio
  • trepalium
  • tripalis
  • tripalium
  • trabajo
  • trabajar
  • jotraba
  • travagliatrice
  • travaglio
  • travagliare
  • travagliatore
  • télétravail
  • télétravailleur
  • travail
  • travailliste
  • travailler
  • retravailler
  • trabalhoso
  • antitrabalho
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