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Where does “treis” come from?

treis (Old French) comes from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

treis (Old French): Alternative form of trois

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of trois

Ancestry of “treis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrēs—
2Proto-Italictrēsthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “treis”

  • trois point
  • trois
  • troisième
  • tois
  • tri
  • trio
  • trilobulo
  • triobla
  • tridimensia
  • triedro
  • triiliono
  • triono
  • triangulo
  • dek-tria
  • triobligi
  • triobliĝi
  • triope
  • trideka
  • triiliardo
  • tridek
  • trie
  • tridek-kvina
  • tria
  • trisemajna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →