English
tri
Tri comes from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes ‘three’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tréyes‘three’reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 2009tri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tréyes‘three’reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 2009tri
Earliest quotation: 2009, Andrew Paquette: “The most common poly budget in use for games…”
The story
Shortening of words with the initial component derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (‘three’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tréyes ‘three’
three, distribution, contribute, tribute, tribunal, tribal, tribe, trinity, tribune, trio, trey, tern, tres, troika, triplex, 11 more
Today it means
noun triathlon
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.