Where does “trepan” come from?

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

trepan (Romanian): trepan

Definitions

  1. trepan

Ancestry of “trepan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrépandrill; trepan, trephine
2Latintrepanuma drill
3Ancient Greekτρύπανονborer, auger, rotated by a thong; trepan, a...
4Ancient Greekτρυπάωto bore, drill
Every word from Ancient Greek τρυπάωEvery word from Ancient Greek τρύπανονEvery word from Latin trepanum
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