Where does “Sfânta Treime” come from?

Sfânta Treime (Romanian) comes from Romanian sfântă, from Romanian sfânt, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

Sfânta Treime (Romanian): the Holy Trinity

Definitions

  1. the Holy Trinity

Ancestry of “Sfânta Treime”, step by step

Sfânta Treime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian sfântă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansfântănominative feminine singular of sfânt; accusative...
2Romaniansfântholy, sacred; saintly; saint
3Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

via Romanian treime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantreimea triad, group of three; a third; a trinity
2Romaniantreithree
3Latintrēsthree; 3
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →