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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | trigemino | triplet; trigeminal |
| 2 | Italian | gemino | twin; geminous; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | Geminus | — |
| 4 | Latin | geminus | twin; double, paired; a twin |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jemanos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yemH- | twin |
Words derived from “trigeminal”