Where does “triplefin” come from?

triplefin (English) comes from English fin, from English finasteride, from English -steride, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

triplefin (English): Any of approximately 150 blennioid species of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of approximately 150 blennioid species of the...

Ancestry of “triplefin”, step by step

triplefin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfinOne of the appendages of a fish, used to propel...
2EnglishfinasterideA medication used to treat male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hyperplasia in males
3English-sterideUsed to form names of [[w:5α-reductase
4English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
5Middle French-ideid (dynast)
6Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English triple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtripleMade up of three related elements, often...
2Middle Englishtriple
3Latintriplusthreefold, triple
4Proto-Italic*triplosthreefold, triple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Latin -isEvery word from Latin -a