Where does “τριπάσσαλον” come from?

τριπάσσαλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρῐ-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

τριπάσσαλον (Ancient Greek): third peg in a rack for torture

Definitions

  1. third peg in a rack for torture

Ancestry of “τριπάσσαλον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρῐ-three; {{l|en|tri-}}
2Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
3Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Ancient Greek τρῐ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes →