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Where does “tres-” come from?

tres- (Old French) comes 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.

tres- (Old French): trans-; an intensifying prefix that doesn't...

Definitions

  1. trans-; an intensifying prefix that doesn't...

Ancestry of “tres-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tres-”

  • trespass
  • trespassing
  • trespasser
  • traipse
  • trebuchet
  • trespasseth
  • antitrespass
  • nontrespassing
  • trespast
  • untrespassing
  • nontrespasser
  • trespassest
  • cybertrespass
  • trébuchet
  • trépas
  • tressaillement
  • trépasser
  • trébucher
  • trébuchement
  • tressaillir
  • tresări
  • tresărire
  • trebuchet
  • trestorner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →