Where does “tri-” come from?

tri- (Portuguese) comes from French très, from Middle French trés, from Old French trés, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

tri- (Portuguese): tri

Definitions

  1. tri

Ancestry of “tri-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrèsvery
2Middle Frenchtrésvery
3Old Frenchtrésa lot; much
4Latintrānsacross, beyond
5LatinPadusthe River Po
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tri-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →