Treis
The Greek prefixes for 3, 5, and 7 are "tri-", "penta-", and "hepta-" respectively.
The prefix tri comes from Latin tres, meaning three and Ancient Greek τtria, also meaning 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 ).
The Greek prefix for 1 is "mono-," for 2 is "di-," for 3 is "tri-," for 4 is "tetra-," for 5 is "penta-," for 6 is "hexa-," for 7 is "hepta-," for 8 is "octa-," for 9 is "ennea-," and for 10 is "deca-."
The prefix in the word "tripod" is "tri-," which means "three." It comes from the Greek word "treis," which also means "three."
tri- has Latin, Greek as well as middle English origins.
Greek and Latin and Sanskrit.
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"
The Greek prefix for 3 is "tri-". So, in the covalent compound C3H8, the cation represented by the Greek prefix is tri- (as in tricarbon).
The Greek prefixes for 3, 5, and 7 are "tri-", "penta-", and "hepta-" respectively.
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tria 'tree-uh' is Greek for the number 3
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 .
From Greek: tri = threegon = corner metry = measurement.
The prefix tri comes from Latin tres, meaning three and Ancient Greek τtria, also meaning three.
From the Greek: tri (3) gonos (sides) metros (measure)
tri- means thrice or three of a kind etc.. You will only find it as a part of a word like τριπλο -triplo- three o a kind.