Where does “tricistronic” come from?

tricistronic (English) comes from English cistronic, from English cistron, from English cis, from English cisgender, from English cis-, from Latin cis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

tricistronic (English): Relating to, or composed of three cistrons

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or composed of three cistrons

Ancestry of “tricistronic”, step by step

tricistronic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cistronic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcistronicPertaining to a cistron
2EnglishcistronThe unit of hereditary material that encodes one...
3EnglishcisHaving two mutations on two genes on the same...
4EnglishcisgenderHaving a gender identity which matches the sex...
5Englishcis-On this side of; API + diazene → cis-diazene;...
6Latincison or to this or the near side of; short of;...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz