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Where does “trifurcus” come from?

trifurcus (Latin) comes from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trifurcus (Latin): having three forks, prongs, or points

Definitions

  1. having three forks, prongs, or points

Ancestry of “trifurcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintri-three, tri-
2Latintrēs—
3Proto-Italictrēsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “trifurcus”

  • trifurcate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →