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Where does “tristus” come from?

tristus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “tristus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrīstis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “tristus”

  • tristament
  • tristor
  • entristir
  • trist
  • tristesa
  • trist
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