Where does “tricare” come from?
tricare (Late Latin) comes from Latin trīcor, from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
tricare (Late Latin): present infinitive of trīcō
Definitions
- present infinitive of trīcō
Ancestry of “tricare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | trīcor | — |
| 2 | Latin | tricae | trifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
Words derived from “tricare”