myEtymology.com: English etymology of trishaw

Etymology of the English word trishaw

the English word trishaw

derived from the English word rickshaw

derived from the English word jinrikisha

derived from the Japanese word jinrikisha

derived from the Japanese word jin

derived from the Japanese word riki

derived from the Japanese word sha

derived from the English word jinriksha

using the English prefix tri-

derived from the Classical Latin word tres (three)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trei-

The earliest known usage of trishaw in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English