Where does “triple” come from?

triple (Middle English) comes from Latin triplus, from Proto-Italic *triplos — threefold, triple.

Ancestry of “triple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriplusthreefold, triple
2Proto-Italic*triplosthreefold, triple

Words derived from “triple

Every word from Proto-Italic *triplosEvery word from Latin triplus
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