Where does “triplot” come from?

triplot (English) comes from English plot, from Middle English plot, from Old English plot, from Proto-Germanic plataz, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- — to strike, beat.

triplot (English): A triangular chart showing the relationships...

Definitions

  1. A triangular chart showing the relationships...

Ancestry of “triplot”, step by step

triplot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplotThe course of a story, comprising a series of...
2Middle Englishplotplot of land
3Old Englishplota plot of ground
4Proto-Germanicplatazslap, strike, blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanb(e)lad-to strike, beat

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- →Every word from Proto-Germanic plataz →Every word from Old English plot →