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Where does “τρίβω” come from?

τρίβω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

τρίβω (Ancient Greek): to rub; Ι grind, thresh, pound; to waste, ravage

Definitions

  1. to rub; Ι grind, thresh, pound; to waste, ravage

Ancestry of “τρίβω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “τρίβω”

  • diatribe
  • tribological
  • tribology
  • tribometer
  • tribochemical
  • nanotribology
  • triboelectric
  • nanotribological
  • tribosystem
  • triboluminescence
  • tribochemistry
  • triboelectrification
  • tribometry
  • tribologically
  • triboelectricity
  • triboluminescent
  • tribologist
  • microtribological
  • triboelectrically
  • tribomechanical
  • diatribist
  • tribotest
  • tribometric
  • tribo-
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