Where does “triceps” come from?

triceps (Romanian) comes from French triceps, from Latin trīceps, from Proto-Italic triskaputis.

triceps (Romanian): triceps

Definitions

  1. triceps

Ancestry of “triceps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtriceps—
2Latintrīcepstriple-headed, having three heads
3Proto-Italictriskaputis—
Every word from Proto-Italic triskaputis →Every word from Latin trīceps →Every word from French triceps →