Where does “trine” come from?

trine (Middle English) comes from Middle French trin, from Latin trīnus, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trine (Middle English): trine, triple

Definitions

  1. trine, triple

Ancestry of “trine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtrin—
2Latintrīnusthree each
3Latintrēsthree; 3
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “trine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Latin trēs →