Where does “tréphine” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tréphine”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tréphine”

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