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Where does “tri-” come from?

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

tri- (Spanish): tri-

Definitions

  1. tri-

Ancestry of “tri-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintri-three, tri-
2Latintrēs—
3Proto-Italictrēsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tri-”

  • trifosfato
  • trivocalismo
  • trillizo
  • tridimensional
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →