Where does “trivirgatus” come from?

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

trivirgatus (Latin): A specific epithet for several animals having...

Definitions

  1. A specific epithet for several animals having...

Ancestry of “trivirgatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintri-three, tri-
2Latintrēsthree; 3
3Proto-Italictrēsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Latin trēs →