Thrice
/θraɪs/noun
Three times; on three occasions.
Did you know?Thrice comes from Old English *þrīes*, built from the same ancient root as three, so it’s literally a time-word born from counting by power of three.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tréyes
“three”
Old English
OE
þrīes
“three times”
Middle English
ME
thries / thriesse
“three times”
Early Modern English
English
thrice
“three times”
Modern English
English
thrice
“three times”