tria 'tree-uh' is Greek for the number 3
Both. Latin and Greek inherited their words for "three" from a common ancestor (known as Proto-Indo-European), and in both languages "three" shows up as tri- in compounds. Examples:"triathlon" (from Greek): tri- + athlon"contest""trident" (from Latin): tri- + dens "tooth"
tri- has Latin, Greek as well as middle English origins.
Greek and Latin and Sanskrit.
The previous answer here was "greek". Unfortunately, this is incorrect; perhaps it was a guess? The correct answer is Latin; reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English .
The prefix tri comes from Latin tres, meaning three and Ancient Greek τtria, also meaning three.
Trianle Tri is Latin for three, angle is of obscure derivation.
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many English words derive from latin or ancient greek words 'tri' means three in ancient greek tripod triple tricycle
tricycle, triangle, triangular, trivia, trillion, tricep, triacid, triatomic, tri-city
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In Greek, "tri" (τρία) means "three."
The Latin alphabet was based on the Greek alphabet and according to several researches it has been proven that more than 150 000 words of the English language are of Greek origin. Most of the international scientific terminologies are Greek. For example, the word "trigonometry" in Mathematics is based on the Greek "tri-go-no-me-tri-a" (ôñéãùíïìåôñßá ).