Where does “trigeminality” come from?
trigeminality (English) comes from English trigeminal, from Italian trigemino, from Italian gemino, from Latin Geminus, from Latin geminus, from Proto-Italic jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European yemH- — twin.
trigeminality (English): A sensation of the trigeminal nerve
Definitions
- A sensation of the trigeminal nerve
Ancestry of “trigeminality”, step by step
trigeminality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trigeminal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trigeminal | Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve;... |
| 2 | Italian | trigemino | triplet; trigeminal |
| 3 | Italian | gemino | twin; geminous; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | Geminus | twinborn, twin |
| 5 | Latin | geminus | twin; double, paired; a twin |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | jemanos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yemH- | twin |