Where does “traans” come from?

traans (Yola) comes from English trey, from Anglo-Norman trei, from Old French treis, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

traans (Yola): Generic term for corn pests

Definitions

  1. Generic term for corn pests

Ancestry of “traans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreyA playing card or die with the rank of three; A...
2Anglo-Normantrei
3Old FrenchtreisAlternative form of trois
4Latintrēsthree; 3
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
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