Where does “Triaenodon” come from?

Triaenodon (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek τρίαινα, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Triaenodon (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Triaenodon”, step by step

Triaenodon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τρίαινα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίαιναtrident, the badge of Poseidon; three-pronged...
2Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
3Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

via Ancient Greek ὀδών

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tréyesEvery word from Ancient Greek τρεῖς
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