Where does “trephine” come from?

trephine (English) comes from French tréphine, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient Greek τρύπανον, from Ancient Greek τρυπάω — to bore, drill.

trephine (English): A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade...

Definitions

  1. A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade...

Ancestry of “trephine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtréphine—
2Latintrepanuma drill
3Ancient Greekτρύπανονborer, auger, rotated by a thong; trepan, a...
4Ancient Greekτρυπάωto bore, drill

Words derived from “trephine”

Every word from Ancient Greek τρυπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek τρύπανον →Every word from Latin trepanum →