Where does “triconnected” come from?

triconnected (English) comes from English connected, from English connect, from Latin connectere, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

triconnected (English): Of a connected graph: needing three vertices...

Definitions

  1. Of a connected graph: needing three vertices...

Ancestry of “triconnected”, step by step

triconnected traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English connected

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishconnected":" Having favorable rapport with a powerful...
2EnglishconnectTo join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object
3Latinconnecteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-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
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