Where does “triture” come from?
triture (English) comes from Latin tritura, from Latin terō, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
triture (English): A rubbing or grinding; trituration
Definitions
- A rubbing or grinding; trituration
Ancestry of “triture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tritura | rubbing, chafing; friction; threshing |
| 2 | Latin | terō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |