Where does “attritor” come from?

attritor (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.

attritor (English): A type of grinder in which particles suspended in...

Definitions

  1. A type of grinder in which particles suspended in...

Ancestry of “attritor”, step by step

attritor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English OR

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishORInclusive or; either one proposition or the other...
2Middle Englishōror
3Middle Frenchorgold
4Old Frenchorgold; blond color; Alternative form of ore
5Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
6Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
7Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
8Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
9LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
10Latin-idustending to
11Proto-Italic*-iðos

via English attrit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattritTo wear down through attrition, especially...
2Latinattrītusrubbed (against)
3Latinatterōto wear away, rub away
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin avidus