Etymograph

English

tridrive

tri- + drive

Formed from tri- + drive

Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three, threefold’

Proto-Italic *tri- ‘three, tri-’

English tri-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- ‘to drive’

Proto-Germanic *drībaną ‘to drive’

Proto-West Germanic *drīban ‘to drive’

Old English drīfan ‘to drive’

Middle English driven ‘to drive’

English drive

Today it means

adj Pertaining to three drive axles on a vehicle; pertaining to the drive system of a truck with 3 powered rear axles.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tridrive”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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