Where does “трилогия” come from?

трилогия (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek τριλογία, from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

трилогия (Russian): trilogy

Definitions

  1. trilogy

Ancestry of “трилогия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτριλογίαtrilogy, group of three tragedies performed...
2Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
3Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
4Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Ancient Greek τρῐ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes →