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Where does “treime” come from?

treime (Romanian) comes from Romanian trei, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

treime (Romanian): a triad, group of three; a third; a trinity

Definitions

  1. a triad, group of three; a third; a trinity

Ancestry of “treime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantreithree
2Latintrēs—
3Proto-Italictrēsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “treime”

  • Sfânta Treime
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