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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.

Ancestry of “Triaenodon”, step by step

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