Etymology

trilogy

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Today it means: A set of three connected works—usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions—all related by theme, characters, or setting. Full definition →

Latin trilogia ← Ancient Greek τριλογία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτριλογία“trilogy”
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromtrilogia
  3. English todaytrilogy

PIE word *tréyes Learned borrowing from Latin trilogia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τριλογία (trilogía, “trilogy”). Morphologically from tri- + -logy.

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