Etymograph

English

trieterical

Trieterical comes from Latin trietericus ‘of three years’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrietericus1‘of three years’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1646trieterical1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English trieterical
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1646, John Gregory: “trieterical sports”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrietericusWiktionary, English trieterical‘of three years’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1646trietericalWiktionary, English trieterical. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1646, John Gregory: “trieterical sports”

Every English word from Latin trietericus

Today it means

adj Triennial: occurring once in three years.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “trieterical”. 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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