Where does “trisaccate” come from?

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

trisaccate (English): Having three sacci

Definitions

  1. Having three sacci

Ancestry of “trisaccate”, step by step

trisaccate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English saccate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaccateShaped like a pouch or sac; Having a pouch or...
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