Where does “trigeminous” come from?
trigeminous (English) comes from Latin trigeminus, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trigeminous (English): born three together; being one of three born at...
Definitions
- born three together; being one of three born at...
Ancestry of “trigeminous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trigeminus | born three together |
| 2 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 3 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |