Where does “trichrome” come from?
trichrome (English) comes from French tri, from French trier, from Middle French trier, from Old French trier, from Latin triare, from Latin trito, from Latin tritus, from Latin tero — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
trichrome (English): trichromatic; Staining three different tissues...
Definitions
- trichromatic; Staining three different tissues...
Ancestry of “trichrome”, step by step
trichrome traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French tri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tri | selection; sort |
| 2 | French | trier | to sort, to sort out; to grade; to calibrate |
| 3 | Middle French | trier | — |
| 4 | Old French | trier | to choose; to select; to sort; to find |
| 5 | Latin | triare | to pick out |
| 6 | Latin | trito | dative masculine singular of trītus; dative... |
| 7 | Latin | tritus | rubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn |
| 8 | Latin | tero | I rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |