Etymology of the English prefix tri-
the English prefix
tri-derived from the Classical Latin word
tres (three)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-Derivations in English
trial,
triathlon,
triazole,
tribrach,
tricostate,
trihedral,
trimaran,
trinocular,
triode,
triol,
triphibious,
trishaw,
triiodothyronine,
trimetrogon,
trinomial,
triphylite,
tripterous,
trisect,
triune,
trisulfide,
tritheism,
trivalve,
triweekly,
benzotrifluoride,
estriol,
melitriose,
tristylous,
trisubstituted,
tridimensionalUsage
Word found in Modern English
