Where does “trisetose” come from?

trisetose (English) comes from English setose, from Latin setosus, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

trisetose (English): Having three bristles

Definitions

  1. Having three bristles

Ancestry of “trisetose”, step by step

trisetose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English setose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsetoseThickly set with bristles or bristly hairs
2LatinsetosusAlternative form of saetōsus
3Latinsēta
4Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
5Proto-Italicsaitā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-