Etymology of the English word trifid
the English word
trifidderived from the Latin word
trifidus (divided to form three prongs)
using the Latin prefix
tri-derived from the Classical Latin word
tres (three)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-derived from the Latin word
findoDate
The earliest known usage of trifid in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
