Where does “triturated” come from?

triturated (English) comes from English triturate, from Latin trituro, from Latin tritura, from Latin terō, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

triturated (English): Ground down; pulverised; simple past tense and...

Definitions

  1. Ground down; pulverised; simple past tense and...

Ancestry of “triturated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriturateTo grind to a fine powder, to pulverize; To mix...
2LatintrituroI thresh
3Latintriturarubbing, chafing; friction; threshing
4Latinterōto rub or triturate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “triturated”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Latin terō →Every word from Latin tritura →