Where does “trépaner” come from?

trépaner (French) comes from French trépan, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient Greek τρύπανον, from Ancient Greek τρυπάω — to bore, drill.

trépaner (French): to trepan

Definitions

  1. to trepan

Ancestry of “trépaner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrépandrill; trepan, trephine
2Latintrepanuma drill
3Ancient Greekτρύπανονborer, auger, rotated by a thong; trepan, a...
4Ancient Greekτρυπάωto bore, drill

Words derived from “trépaner”

Every word from Ancient Greek τρυπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek τρύπανον →Every word from Latin trepanum →