Where does “triflagellated” come from?

triflagellated (English) comes from English tri, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

triflagellated (English): Having three flagella

Definitions

  1. Having three flagella

Ancestry of “triflagellated”, step by step

triflagellated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English flagellated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishflagellatedsimple past tense and past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from English tri →