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Where does “trilogia” come from?

trilogia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τριλογία, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Ancestry of “trilogia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτριλογίαtrilogy, group of three tragedies performed...
2Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
3Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
4Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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