Where does “triage” come from?
triage (Dutch) comes from French triage, 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.
triage (Dutch): triage sorting of patients
Definitions
- triage sorting of patients
Ancestry of “triage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | triage | triage; sorting; classification, marshalling;... |
| 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 |