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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | trepanum | a drill |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρύπανον | borer, auger, rotated by a thong; trepan, a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρυπάω | to bore, drill |
Words derived from “trepan”