Where does “tricaudate” come from?

tricaudate (English) comes from English caudate, from Medieval Latin caudatus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

tricaudate (English): Having three tail-like processes

Definitions

  1. Having three tail-like processes

Ancestry of “tricaudate”, step by step

tricaudate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English caudate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaudateTapering into a long, tail-like extension at the...
2Medieval Latincaudatustailed, caudate; lengthened, extended, elongated
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →