Where does “τριβή” come from?

τριβή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

τριβή (Ancient Greek): a rubbing down, wearing away, wasting; practice,...

Definitions

  1. a rubbing down, wearing away, wasting; practice,...

Ancestry of “τριβή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
2Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →