Where does “tri-tip” come from?

tri-tip (English) comes from English tip, from Middle English tip, from Proto-Germanic tuppijô, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

tri-tip (English): A cut of beef from the bottom sirloin subprimal...

Definitions

  1. A cut of beef from the bottom sirloin subprimal...

Ancestry of “tri-tip”, step by step

tri-tip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtipThe extreme end of something, especially when...
2Middle Englishtip—
3Proto-Germanictuppijôto be atop
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppijô →