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
Ancestry of “tricotomía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τριχοτομία | a cutting in three ways |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |
Words derived from “tricotomía”