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
- Ground down; pulverised; simple past tense and...
Ancestry of “triturated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | triturate | To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize; To mix... |
| 2 | Latin | trituro | I thresh |
| 3 | Latin | tritura | rubbing, chafing; friction; threshing |
| 4 | Latin | terō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “triturated”