triste

Spanish

adj

Definitions

sad
joyless

Etymology

Inherited from Latin trīstis (sad, sorrowful, unhappy, morose, mournful, melancholy) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tréystis (in a bad mood).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tréystis

Gloss

in a bad mood

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*tristus Latin
contristo Latin
pertristis Latin
tristis Latin
tristitia Latin
tristities Latin
tristu(s), *tristu(m) Latin
trīstis Latin
trīstitia Latin
rattristare Italian
triste Italian
tristemente Italian
tristezza Italian
tristissimo Italian
triste French
entristecer Spanish, Castilian
tristear Spanish, Castilian
tristemente Spanish, Castilian
tristeza Spanish, Castilian
tristón Spanish, Castilian
*tréystis Proto-Indo-European
*þrīstiz Proto-Germanic
triste Old French
trist Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
trist Welsh
triste Old Portuguese
trist Romansh
trist Friulian
trist Breton