Where does “trimorph” come from?

trimorph (English) comes from English morph, from English morphism, from English isomorphism, from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל.

trimorph (English): A substance which crystallizes in three distinct...

Definitions

  1. A substance which crystallizes in three distinct...

Ancestry of “trimorph”, step by step

trimorph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English morph

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmorphA physical form representing some morpheme in...
2EnglishmorphismAn arrow in a category; an abstraction that...
3EnglishisomorphismSimilarity of form; A one-to-one correspondence
4EnglishISOThe International Organization for Standardization
5Greekίσοςequal; having equal rights
6Ancient Greekἴσοςequal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to)
7Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
8Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
9GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
10GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
11GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
12Old High Germandahs
13Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
14Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
15Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱusEvery word from Proto-Germanic þahsuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þahs