Where does “trite” come from?

trite (English) comes from Latin trite, from Latin tritus, from Latin tero, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

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Definitions

  1. Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so...

Ancestry of “trite”, step by step

trite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin trite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintritevocative masculine singular of trītus
2Latintritusrubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn
3LatinteroI rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Latin trītus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrītusrubbed, triturated
2Latinterōto rub or triturate

Words derived from “trite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Latin tero →Every word from Latin tritus →