Where does “triphyletic” come from?

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

triphyletic (English): Of or relating to three phylums

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to three phylums

Ancestry of “triphyletic”, step by step

triphyletic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English phyletic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphyleticOf or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic; Of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyesEvery word from English tri
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