Where does “trilobed” come from?
trilobed (English) comes from English lobed, from English lobe, from Middle French lobe, from New Latin lobus, from Ancient Greek λοβός, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.
trilobed (English): trilobate
Definitions
- trilobate
Ancestry of “trilobed”, step by step
trilobed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lobed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lobed | Having lobes |
| 2 | English | lobe | Any projection or division, especially one of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | lobe | — |
| 4 | New Latin | lobus | a lobe; hull, husk, pod; lobe |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λοβός | lobe of the ear; lobe of the liver; lobe of the... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂b- | to hang loosely; to lap, lick |