Where does “tres” come from?
tres (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tres, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tres (Portuguese): three
Ancestry of “tres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | tres | three |
| 2 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “tres”