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Where does “tres” come from?

tres (Spanish) comes from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tres (Spanish): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tres”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tres”

  • tresillo
  • veintitrés
  • tresillo
  • tres
  • tres
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →