Where does “trio” come from?
trio (Norman) comes from English trio, from French trio, from Italian trio, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trio (Norman): trio
Ancestry of “trio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trio | A group of three people or things; A group of... |
| 2 | French | trio | trio; Tiriyó |
| 3 | Italian | trio | trio, threesome; trio; travel system |
| 4 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |