Where does “tríceps” come from?

tríceps (Catalan) comes from Latin trīceps, from Proto-Italic triskaputis.

tríceps (Catalan): triceps

Definitions

  1. triceps

Ancestry of “tríceps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrīcepstriple-headed, having three heads
2Proto-Italictriskaputis—
Every word from Proto-Italic triskaputis →Every word from Latin trīceps →