Where does “terno” come from?

terno (Spanish) comes from Latin ternus, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

terno (Spanish): set of three, trio; three-piece suit; suit

Definitions

  1. set of three, trio; three-piece suit; suit

Ancestry of “terno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinternustriple, threefold, trinary; three each
2Latinterthrice
3Latinterr
4Old Latintris
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

Words derived from “terno

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Italic trēsEvery word from Old Latin tris