Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “trihybrid” come from?

trihybrid (English) comes from English hybrid, from Latin hybrida, from Latin ibrida, from Latin hibrida, from Ancient Greek ὕβρις, from Proto-Indo-European ud- — up, out, away; outward, up.

trihybrid (English): A hybrid whose parents differ by three pairs of...

Definitions

  1. A hybrid whose parents differ by three pairs of...

Ancestry of “trihybrid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhybridOffspring resulting from cross-breeding different...
2Latinhybridaa hybrid, mongrel; person born of a Roman father...
3LatinibridaAlternative form of hibrida; a mongrel;...
4Latinhibridahybrid, mongrel, half-breed
5Ancient Greekὕβριςpride; insolence; outrage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanud-up, out, away; outward, up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ud- →