Etymograph

English

trimaran

Blend of tri- + catamaran.

A blend of tri- + catamaran

Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three, threefold’

Proto-Italic *tri- ‘three, tri-’

English tri-

Tamil கட்டுமரம் ‘a makeshift boat made by binding logs…’

English catamaran

Today it means

noun A type of boat with three parallel hulls.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “trimaran”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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