Where does “trisulcate” come from?
trisulcate (English) comes from English sulcate, from Latin sulcatus, from Latin sulco, from Latin sulcus, from Proto-Italic solkos, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.
trisulcate (English): Having three sulci or grooves
Definitions
- Having three sulci or grooves
Ancestry of “trisulcate”, step by step
trisulcate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sulcate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulcate | Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows |
| 2 | Latin | sulcatus | ploughed; sulcate |
| 3 | Latin | sulco | I plough, furrow, turn up; I carve, cleave; I... |
| 4 | Latin | sulcus | furrow; ploughing |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | solkos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |