Etymology

trident

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Today it means: A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork. Full definition →

Latin tridēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromtridēns
  2. English todaytrident

PIE word *tréyes From Latin tridēns, from tri- (“three”) + dēns (“tooth”).

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