English
tres
Tres comes from Spanish tres ‘three’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tréyes‘three’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trēs‘three’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrēs‘three’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenttres‘three’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tréyes‘three’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trēs‘three’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrēs‘three’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenttres‘three’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tréyes ‘three’
three, tri, tern, troika, 11 more
through Latin trēs ‘three’
distribution, contribute, tribute, tribe, tribal, tribunal, trinity, trio, tribune, trey, triplex, 9 more
Today it means
noun A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tréyes / tres