Where does “trifilar” come from?

trifilar (English) comes from English filar, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

trifilar (English): Having three wires, threads or filaments

Definitions

  1. Having three wires, threads or filaments

Ancestry of “trifilar”, step by step

trifilar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English filar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilarOf or relating to a thread or line; characterized...
2Latinfīlumthread, string, filament, fiber
3Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- →Every word from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom →Every word from Latin fīlum →