Where does “trigeminal” come from?
Trigeminal derives from Latin tri- meaning "three," from Latin tres, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes with the same sense.
trigeminal (English): Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve;...
Ancestry of “trigeminal”, step by step
trigeminal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian trigemino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | trigemino | triplet; trigeminal |
| 2 | Italian | gemino | twin; geminous; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | Geminus | twinborn, twin |
| 4 | Latin | geminus | twin; double, paired; a twin |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jemanos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yemH- | twin |
via English geminal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geminal | Describing identical atoms or groups attached to... |
via Latin trigeminus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trigeminus | born three together |