Where does “triciliate” come from?

triciliate (English) comes from English ciliate, from Latin ciliatus, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

triciliate (English): Having three cilia

Definitions

  1. Having three cilia

Ancestry of “triciliate”, step by step

triciliate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ciliate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishciliateCiliated; Of or pertaining to the eyelash; Any of...
2LatinciliatusHaving cilia
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →