Where does “Triton” come from?

Triton comes from Ancient Greek Τρίτων, a name of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Triton”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	trit	The ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental...
2	English	digit	The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic...
3	Middle English	digit	digit
4	Latin	digitus	a finger, toe, digit; a twig
5	Proto-Indo-European	deyḱ-	to point out

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