Where does “tres” come from?

tres (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish tris, from Proto-Celtic *tristos, from Proto-Indo-European tri-, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

Ancestry of “tres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtristhird
2Proto-Celtic*tristos
3Proto-Indo-Europeantri-three, threefold
4Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

Words derived from “tres

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyesEvery word from Proto-Indo-European tri-Every word from Proto-Celtic *tristos