Where does “triamniotic” come from?

triamniotic (English) comes from English amniotic, from French amniotique, from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον, from Ancient Greek ἀμνός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

triamniotic (English): Having three amniotic sacs

Definitions

  1. Having three amniotic sacs

Ancestry of “triamniotic”, step by step

triamniotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English amniotic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamnioticPertaining to the amnion
2Frenchamniotiqueamniotic
3Ancient Greekἀμνίονbowl in which the blood of victims was caught;...
4Ancient Greekἀμνόςlamb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀμνός
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