tripled

the word 'tripled' is the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'triple'. its core, 'triple', originates from the latin 'triplus', a combination of 'tri-' (meaning "three") and '-plus' (meaning "fold"). this latin term entered english via old french in the late middle english period, carrying the sense of something consisting of three parts or being three times as much. the addition of the simple germanic past tense suffix '-ed' transforms it into a verb describing the completed action of making something threefold, a process that logically extends from the original numerical concept to abstract notions of multiplication and increase.