Latin

[Yuri P. Nekrutenko]

     Dear Helleno-Latino:
     Trimulis is genitivus of  trimulus,  which  is, in its turn, demin. of
    trimus.
     Trimus (tres + hiems) means  "three years old" or  "three  years since
    born".

     Sexagenulus

     Yuri P. Nekrutenko
     Institute of Zoology
     UA-252601 Kiev 30, MSP
     U K R A I N E
     e-mail: ypnekrut at mbat.freenet.kiev.ua

Athanasios dei 21 mense Marti AD MCMXCVI scripsit:

>   Dear Neo-Latini:
>
>   I need advise to trace the proper etymology of the word 'trimulis'. It is
>   given in a diagnosis from 1780, as follows: '...pinnis geniculatis
>   trimulis'.
>
>   I have two suggestions: either an orthographic variant of 'tremulis' or
>   perhaps a new compound word of 'tri-[ra]-mulis' (3-branched).
>
>   Have you seen the word before ? in what context ?
>
>   Many thanks
>
>   Athanasios
>   .............................................................................
>
>
>   Athanasios Athanasiadis
>   University of Goeteborg
>   Dept of Marine Botany
>   Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22 A
>   S-413 19 Goeteborg, Sweden
>   E-mail "athan at marbot.gu.se"
>