Where does “trepana” come from?

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

trepana (Romanian): to trepan

Definitions

  1. to trepan

Ancestry of “trepana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrépanerto trepan
2Frenchtrépandrill; trepan, trephine
3Latintrepanuma drill
4Ancient Greekτρύπανονborer, auger, rotated by a thong; trepan, a...
5Ancient Greekτρυπάωto bore, drill

Words derived from “trepana”

Every word from Ancient Greek τρυπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek τρύπανον →Every word from Latin trepanum →