Where does “treble” come from?
treble (Old French) comes from Latin triplus, from Proto-Italic *triplos.
treble (Old French): treble; triple
Ancestry of “treble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | triplus | threefold, triple |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *triplos | — |
Words derived from “treble”