Where does “trepanare” come from?

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

trepanare (Romanian): trepanation

Definitions

  1. trepanation

Ancestry of “trepanare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantrepanato trepan
2Frenchtrépanerto trepan
3Frenchtrépandrill; trepan, trephine
4Latintrepanuma drill
5Ancient Greekτρύπανονborer, auger, rotated by a thong; trepan, a...
6Ancient Greekτρυπάωto bore, drill
Every word from Ancient Greek τρυπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek τρύπανον →Every word from Latin trepanum →