Where does “trichea” come from?

trichea (Vulgar Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τριχία, from Ancient Greek θρίξ — hair.

Ancestry of “trichea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτριχίαrope
2Ancient Greekθρίξhair
Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξEvery word from Ancient Greek τριχία