Meanings
comparative more trapezitine · superlative most trapezitine
- biologyRelating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the subfamily Trapezitinae.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥-ped-ih₂-“tripodal”
- Ancient Greekτρᾰπεζῑ́της“banker”
- translingualTrapezitinae
- Englishtrapezitine
Borrowed from translingual Trapezitinae. By surface analysis, translingual Trapezites + -ine. Further from Ancient Greek τρᾰπεζῑ́της (trăpezī́tēs, “banker”), τρᾰ́πεζᾰ (trắpeză, “table”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥-ped-ih₂- (“tripodal”), comprised of *tri- (“tri-, three”) and *pṓds (“foot”), themselves from *tréyes (“three”) and *ped- (“to walk, to step”).
More words from translingual, Ancient Greek, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan trapezitin
- trapezitinmoth of the Trapezitinae
Spanish trapezitino
- trapezitinomoth of the Trapezitinae
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trapezitine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trapezitine
“trapezitine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trapezitine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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