Where does “tristratose” come from?

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

tristratose (English): Composed of three cell layers

Definitions

  1. Composed of three cell layers

Ancestry of “tristratose”, step by step

tristratose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English stratose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstratoseArranged in layers or strata
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from English tri →