Where does “ternamente” come from?

ternamente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese terno, from Latin ternus, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

ternamente (Portuguese): fondly, affectionately

Definitions

  1. fondly, affectionately

Ancestry of “ternamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseternoaffectionate; gentle, mild; set of three, trio
2Latinternustriple, threefold, trinary; three each
3Latinterthrice
4Latinterr—
5Old Latintris—
6Proto-Italictrēsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Old Latin tris →