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Where does “trinicare” come from?

trinicare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin trini, from Latin tres, from English three, from Middle English thre, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trinicare (Vulgar Latin): cut into three parts; cut in three parts

Definitions

  1. cut into three parts; cut in three parts

Ancestry of “trinicare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrininominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive...
2Latintresthree; 3
3EnglishthreeA numerical value after two and before four....
4Middle Englishthrethree
5Old Englishþrī—
6Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
7Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
8Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “trinicare”

  • trench
  • trenchant
  • entrench
  • retrench
  • trenchantly
  • trenchless
  • trenchwork
  • trenchlike
  • retrencher
  • intrenchant
  • trenchful
  • entrencheth
  • mini-trench
  • tranche
  • trenchantness
  • betrench
  • entrencher
  • trinxat
  • entrenchment
  • nanotrench
  • транш
  • retrancher
  • trancher
  • retranchement
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