Etymology

trine

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Today it means: Triple; threefold. Full definition →

Middle English trine ← Middle French trin ← Latin trīnus
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trine · adjective, noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromtrīnus
  2. Middle French · derived fromtrin
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtrine
  4. English todaytrine

From Middle English trine, from Middle French trin, from Latin trīnus.

trine · verb2

  1. Old Norse · derived fromtroða“to walk, tread”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtrynen
  3. English todaytrine

From Middle English trynen, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse troða (“to walk, tread”); compare Old Swedish trina (“to go”).

Trine · proper noun3

  1. German · derived fromTrein
  2. English todayTrine

Probably an Americanized form of German Trein.

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