Etymology of the English word trivalve
the English word
trivalvederived from the English word
valvederived from the New Latin word
valva (leaf of door; double or folding door, one leaf of the doors)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-using the English prefix
tri-derived from the Classical Latin word
tres (three)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-Usage
Word found in Modern English
