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Where does “tricotomía” come from?

tricotomía (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek τριχοτομία, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

tricotomía (Spanish): trichotomy

Definitions

  1. trichotomy

Ancestry of “tricotomía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτριχοτομίαa cutting in three ways
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “tricotomía”

  • tricotómico
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