Where does “trimean” come from?

trimean (English) comes from English mean, from Middle English menen, from Old French mener, from Latin minō, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis — to cut, hew.

trimean (English): A measure of a probability distribution's...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “trimean”, step by step

trimean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeanTo intend
2Middle Englishmenento intend, to mean to indicate or signify; to...
3Old Frenchmenerto lead
4Latinminōto drive or goad (animals)
5LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
6Gaulishmēnāore, mine
7Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis
9Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nisEvery word from Proto-Celtic *meinis
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