trois (French)
Where does "trois" come from?
The French word 'trois' traces its roots back to the Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. It evolved through the Proto-Italic *trēs and Latin trēs before passing into Old French and eventually settling into its modern form.
Full etymology tree
- trois (French), 'three'
- inherited troys (Middle French), 'three'
- inherited trois (Old French), 'three'
- inherited trēs (Latin), 'three; 3'
- inherited *trēs (Proto-Italic), 'three'
- inherited *tréyes (Proto-Indo-European), 'three'
- inherited *trēs (Proto-Italic), 'three'
- inherited trēs (Latin), 'three; 3'
- inherited treis (Old French), 'alternative form of trois (“three”)'
- inherited trēs (Latin), 'three; 3'
- inherited *trēs (Proto-Italic), 'three'
- inherited *tréyes (Proto-Indo-European), 'three'
- inherited *trēs (Proto-Italic), 'three'
- inherited trēs (Latin), 'three; 3'
- inherited trois (Old French), 'three'
- inherited troys (Middle French), 'three'
Ancestors
- trois (Old French)
- tres (Latin)
- *trēs (Proto-Italic)
- *tréyes (Proto-Indo-European)
Descendants and derived words
- en deux temps trois mouvements (French)
- jamais deux sans trois (French)
- les trois quarts du temps (French)
- ménage à trois (French)
- règle de trois (French)
- trois cents (French)
- trois fois rien (French)
- trois pelés et un tondu (French)
- Trois-Rivières (French)
- twa (Haitian Creole)
- trò (Louisiana Creole)
- trwa (Louisiana Creole)
Updated July 2026
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