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Where does “trias” come from?

trias (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τριάς, from Ancient Greek τρῐᾰ́ς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

trias (Latin): the number three, a triad

Definitions

  1. the number three, a triad

Ancestry of “trias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτριάςthe number three; a group of three; triad; system...
2Ancient Greekτρῐᾰ́ς—
3Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوك—
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “trias”

  • triade
  • triade
  • triadique
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