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Where does “Triste” come from?

Triste (Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan triste, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “Triste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitantriste—
2Latintrīstis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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