Where does “triaperturate” come from?

triaperturate (English) comes from English aperturate, from English aperture, from Russian апертура, from Latin apertūra, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

triaperturate (English): Having three apertures

Definitions

  1. Having three apertures

Ancestry of “triaperturate”, step by step

triaperturate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aperturate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaperturateHaving one or more apertures
2EnglishapertureAn opening, gap, or hole, usually small and...
3Russianапертураaperture
4Latinapertūraan act of opening
5Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
6Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epóEvery word from Latin aperiōEvery word from Latin apertus
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