Where does “triga” come from?

triga (Latin) comes from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

triga (Latin): A triga: a three-horse chariot during Roman times

Definitions

  1. A triga: a three-horse chariot during Roman times

Ancestry of “triga”, step by step

triga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterthrice
2Latinterr
3Old Latintris
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

via Latin iuga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniuganominative plural of iugum; accusative plural of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Italic trēsEvery word from Old Latin tris
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