Etymology

triceps

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Today it means: Any muscle having three heads. Full definition →

Latin triceps
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  1. Latin · derived fromtriceps“triple-headed”
  2. English todaytriceps

From Latin triceps (“triple-headed”), from trēs (“three”) + caput (“head”). See there for more details.

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