Where does “trescientos” come from?
trescientos (Spanish) comes from Spanish tres, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trescientos (Spanish): three hundred
Definitions
- three hundred
Ancestry of “trescientos”, step by step
trescientos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish tres
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tres | three |
| 2 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Old Spanish trezientos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | trezientos | — |
| 2 | Latin | trecentōs | — |
via Spanish cientos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cientos | plural of ciento; hundreds |