Where does “trichina” come from?

trichina (English) comes from Ancient Greek τρίχινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

trichina (English): Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus...

Ancestry of “trichina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίχινοςof hair
2Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “trichina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →
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