Where does “ter” come from?

ter (Translingual) comes from French ter, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

ter (Translingual): The third iteration. Used in names of international standards

Definitions

  1. The third iteration. Used in names of international standards

Ancestry of “ter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchterb; designating a third house with the same number
2Latinterthrice
3Latinterr—
4Old Latintris—
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Old Latin tris →