Etymology

tria nomina

Today it means: The three names borne by free male Roman citizens, consisting of the praenomen, nomen, and cognomen. Full definition →

Latin tria nōmina
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromtria nōmina
  2. English todaytria nomina

Learned borrowing from Latin tria nōmina, from tria (neuter of trēs (“three”)) + nōmina (plural of nōmen (“name”)), literally “three names”.

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