Etymograph

English

trifactor

From tri- + factor.

Formed from tri- + factor

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

Proto-Italic *tri- ‘three, tri-’

English tri-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Latin faciō ‘to do, make’

Latin factor ‘doer, maker’

Anglo-Norman factour

Middle English factour

English factor

Today it means

adj Involving three factors

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “trifactor”. 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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