Etymology of the English word trireme
the English word
triremederived from the Latin word
triremis (having three oars to each bench, banks of oars; trireme, vessel having three oars to each bench, banks of oars)
derived from the Latin word
remus (oar)
derived from the Greek word
eresso, ἐρέσσω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*erə-using the Latin prefix
tri-derived from the Classical Latin word
tres (three)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-Date
The earliest known usage of trireme in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
