Etymograph

English

triperfect

From tri- + perfect.

Formed from tri- + perfect

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

Proto-Italic *tri- ‘three, tri-’

English tri-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Latin perficiō ‘to finish’

Latin perfectus ‘finished, complete’

Old French parfit

Middle English perfit

English perfect

Today it means

adj multiperfect such that σ(n) = 3n

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “triperfect”. 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.

Etymograph / triperfect