Where does “triceps” come from?

triceps (Dutch) comes from Latin trīceps, from Proto-Italic triskaputis.

triceps (Dutch): triceps brachii

Definitions

  1. triceps brachii

Ancestry of “triceps”, step by step

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