Etymology

tri

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Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
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tri · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*tréyes“three”
  2. English todaytri

Shortening of words with the initial component derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).

Tri · proper noun2

A Vietnamese surname.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*tréyes all →

threecontributeterntriumvirateneo-testamentaryteapoytryzub

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