Where does “trilabiate” come from?

trilabiate (English) comes from English tri, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

trilabiate (English): three-lipped

Definitions

  1. three-lipped

Ancestry of “trilabiate”, step by step

trilabiate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English labiate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlabiateHaving lips or liplike parts; Having the corolla...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from English tri →