The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἕν διὰ τρεῖς“one [idea] through three [words]”
- English todayhendiatris
From Ancient Greek ἕν διὰ τρεῖς (hén dià treîs, “one [idea] through three [words]”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hendiatris
Today it means: A figure of speech or literary device in which three words are used to express one idea. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἕν διὰ τρεῖς