Where does “trepan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “trepan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trepan

Every word from Ancient Greek τρυπάωEvery word from Ancient Greek τρύπανονEvery word from Latin trepanum