Where does “trilamellar” come from?

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

trilamellar (English): Having three lamellae

Definitions

  1. Having three lamellae

Ancestry of “trilamellar”, step by step

trilamellar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English lamellar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlamellarOf or pertaining to a lamella, plate-like, flat...
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