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Where does “trés” come from?

trés (Middle French) comes from Old French trés, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

trés (Middle French): very

Definitions

  1. very

Ancestry of “trés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrésa lot; much
2Latintrāns—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trés”

  • très
  • tre
  • treege
  • tresgrant
  • tresbien
  • tresbon
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