English
trio
Trio comes from Italian trio ‘trio, threesome’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tréyes‘three’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trejesreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*trēs‘three’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrēs‘three’
- Italianc. 1300–presenttrio‘trio, threesome’
- Englishearliest quotation 1923same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tréyes‘three’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trejesreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*trēs‘three’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrēs‘three’
- Italianc. 1300–presenttrio‘trio, threesome’
- Englishearliest quotation 1923same form
Earliest quotation: 1923, Ernest Bramah pseudonym; Ernest Brammah , (please specify the page): “I gave a yell for assistance, landed the leader…”
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, tribune, trey, tres, triplex, 9 more
Today it means
noun A group of three people or things.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tréyes / trio