Where does “destriar” come from?
destriar (Catalan) comes from Catalan triar, from French trier, from Middle French trier, from Old French trier, from Latin triare, from Latin trito, from Latin tritus, from Latin tero — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
destriar (Catalan): to sort, to separate out
Definitions
- to sort, to separate out
Ancestry of “destriar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | triar | to pick, to decide, to choose |
| 2 | French | trier | to sort, to sort out; to grade; to calibrate |
| 3 | Middle French | trier | — |
| 4 | Old French | trier | to choose; to select; to sort; to find |
| 5 | Latin | triare | to pick out |
| 6 | Latin | trito | dative masculine singular of trītus; dative... |
| 7 | Latin | tritus | rubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn |
| 8 | Latin | tero | I rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |