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Where does “triste” come from?

triste (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin tristis, from Proto-Italic treistis, from Proto-Indo-European tréystis — stubborn; in a bad mood.

triste (Old Portuguese): sad

Definitions

  1. sad

Ancestry of “triste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintristissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose; sorrowful,...
2Proto-Italictreistis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantréystisstubborn; in a bad mood

Words derived from “triste”

  • entristecer
  • triste
  • tristonho
  • triste
  • entrestecer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréystis →