Where does “terno” come from?

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

terno (Tagalog): set of things used together due to similar design or color making a suitable pair

Definitions

  1. set of things used together due to similar design or color making a suitable pair

Ancestry of “terno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishternoset of three, trio; three-piece suit; suit
2Latinternustriple, threefold, trinary; three each
3Latinterthrice
4Latinterr
5Old Latintris
6Proto-Italictrēsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Italic trēsEvery word from Old Latin tris