Etymograph

English

trinary

Trinary comes from Late Latin trīnārius ‘consisting of three’, and goes back to Latin trīni.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrīni1‘triple, three each’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEtrīnārius1‘consisting of three’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2007trinary1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English trinary
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2007, James D. Mardock, Routledge: “[…] a trinary of terms to describe conceived, perceived,…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrīniWiktionary, English trinary‘triple, three each’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEtrīnāriusWiktionary, English trinary‘consisting of three’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2007trinaryWiktionary, English trinary. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2007, James D. Mardock, Routledge: “[…] a trinary of terms to describe conceived, perceived,…”

Linked words

through Latin trīni ‘triple, three each’

trinity

Today it means

adj A trinary star.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “trinary”. 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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