Where does “terno” come from?

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

terno (Portuguese): affectionate; gentle, mild; set of three, trio

Definitions

  1. affectionate; gentle, mild; set of three, trio

Ancestry of “terno”, step by step

terno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ternus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinternustriple, threefold, trinary; three each
2Latinterthrice
3Latinterr—
4Old Latintris—
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Old Portuguese terno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseterno—
2Latintenerumnominative neuter singular of tener; accusative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “terno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Old Latin tris →