Where does “tricyclist” come from?

tricyclist (English) comes from English tricycle, from French tricycle, from French tri-, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tricyclist (English): A person who rides a tricycle

Definitions

  1. A person who rides a tricycle

Ancestry of “tricyclist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtricycleA cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and...
2Frenchtricycletricycle
3Frenchtri-tri
4Latintri-three, tri-
5Latintrēsthree; 3
6Proto-Italictrēsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Latin trēs →