Where does “tricornis” come from?
tricornis (Latin) comes from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tricornis (Latin): three-horned
Ancestry of “tricornis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 2 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |