English
trey
Trey comes from Middle English trey.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trey
- Englishearliest quotation 1674same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trey
- Englishearliest quotation 1674same form
Earliest quotation: 1674, Charles Cotton, London: R. Cutler: “Before you begin the Game at Picket, you must…”
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, tres, triplex, 9 more
through Middle English trey
Today it means
noun A playing card or die with the rank of three.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English trey / trey