Where does “tri” come from?

tri (Samoan Plantation Pidgin) comes from English tree, from Middle English tre — A tree or a plant that resembles one.

tri (Samoan Plantation Pidgin): three; tree

Definitions

  1. three; tree

Ancestry of “tri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreeA perennial woody plant, not exactly defined, but...
2Middle EnglishtreA tree or a plant that resembles one
Every word from Middle English tre →