Where does “trium” come from?
trium (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.
trium (Latin): genitive masculine of trēs; genitive feminine of...
Definitions
- genitive masculine of trēs; genitive feminine of...
Ancestry of “trium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tres | three; 3 |
| 2 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 3 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 4 | Old English | þrī | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “trium”