Where does “trilegal” come from?

trilegal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tri-, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.

trilegal (Portuguese): cool, awesome

Definitions

  1. cool, awesome

Ancestry of “trilegal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetri-tri
2Frenchtrèsvery
3Middle Frenchtrésvery
4Old Frenchtrésa lot; much
5Latintrānsacross, beyond
6LatinPadusthe River Po
7LeponticBodincus
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn
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