Proto-Indo-European

*trís

‘thrice (three times)’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *trís.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *trís, most familiar first.

• trine ← trin ← trīnus ← *triznos
• ternate ← ternus ← ter ← *tris ← *tris

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trís