Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*tréyes
8 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes, most common first.
- threeA numerical value equal to 3; the number following two and preceding four.
- contributeTo give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
- tritriathlon
- ternAny of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
- triumvirateA council of three magistrates ruling jointly; specifically, the First Triumvirate (60 or 59 – 53 B.C.E.) or the Second Triumvirate (43 – 33 or 27 B.C.E.); the office of a triumvir (“one of such magistrates”), or of the three triumviri.
- neo-testamentaryOf or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible.
- teapoyOriginally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.
- tryzubA trident emblem representing Ukraine.