Three
/θriː/noun
The number 3.
Did you know?English three comes from the same ancient root as Latin tres, Greek treis, and Sanskrit trayas, showing that one of humanity’s oldest counting words has barely changed for millennia.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tréyes
“three”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þrīz / *þrīz-
“three”
Old English
English
þrīe
“three”
Middle English
English
thre
“three”
Modern English
English
three
“three”