English
ternate
Ternate comes from Latin ternus ‘three each’, from ter ‘thrice’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tri-‘three’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*trís‘thrice (three times)’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trisreconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEter‘thrice’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEternus‘three each’
- Englishtodayternate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tri-‘three’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*trís‘thrice (three times)’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trisreconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEter‘thrice’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEternus‘three each’
- Englishtodayternate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three’
trial, triple, trillion, treble, tertiary, 11 more
through Proto-Indo-European *trís ‘thrice (three times)’
Today it means
adj Having three divisions (or leaflets)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tri- / ternate