Etymology of the Greek prefix tri- (τρι-)
the Greek prefix
tri-, τρι-
derived from the Greek word
tresderived from the Greek word
treis, τρεῖς ('three')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-Derivations in Greek
trigluphos,
tribrachus,
triklinion,
triphthongos,
tristich,
trimetros,
trigamos,
trisullabos,
trikomia,
trichromos,
tridaktulos,
trilobos,
trimorphos,
tristichos,
triptuchos,
trichordos,
tripod,
triodion,
trieteris,
tripous,
triskeles,
triarchia,
trilogia,
trikephalosDerivations in other languages
Latin
trioecia, Latin
trichroaUsage
Word found in Medieval Greek, Late Greek