Where does “tricylindrical” come from?

tricylindrical (English) comes from English cylindrical, from Latin cylindricus, from Ancient Greek κυλινδρικός.

tricylindrical (English): Of or relating to three cylinders

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to three cylinders

Ancestry of “tricylindrical”, step by step

tricylindrical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cylindrical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcylindricalShaped like a cylinder; Describing a map...
2Latincylindricuscylindrical
3Ancient Greekκυλινδρικός—

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Ancient Greek κυλινδρικός →Every word from Latin cylindricus →Every word from English cylindrical →