Etymograph

English

tryma

Tryma comes from Ancient Greek τρῆμα ‘hole’, from τετραίνω ‘to perforate’, and ultimately from *terh₁-.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCE*terh₁-1reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτετραίνω2‘to perforate’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρῆμα3trêma‘hole’
  4. Englishtodaytryma3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τετραίνω
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τρῆμα
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English tryma

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCE*terh₁-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τετραίνωreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτετραίνωWiktionary, Ancient Greek τρῆμα‘to perforate’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρῆμαWiktionary, English trymatrêma‘hole’
  4. EnglishtodaytrymaWiktionary, English tryma

Every English word from Ancient Greek *terh₁-

Today it means

noun A drupe with fleshy exocarp, dehiscent, such as the walnut.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tryma”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek τετραίνω, Ancient Greek τρῆμα. 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.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek *terh₁- / tryma

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