Where does “trijunction” come from?

trijunction (English) comes from English junction, from Latin iūnctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

trijunction (English): A junction where three things meet

Definitions

  1. A junction where three things meet

Ancestry of “trijunction”, step by step

trijunction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English junction

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjunctionThe act of joining, or the state of being joined;...
2Latiniūnctiōjoining, uniting
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-