Where does “triturate” come from?
triturate (English) comes from Latin trituro, from Latin tritura, from Latin terō, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
triturate (English): To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize; To mix...
Definitions
- To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize; To mix...
Ancestry of “triturate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | trituro | I thresh |
| 2 | Latin | tritura | rubbing, chafing; friction; threshing |
| 3 | Latin | terō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “triturate”