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Where does “undertriage” come from?

undertriage (English) comes from English triage, from French triage, from French trier, from Middle French trier, from Old French trier, from Latin triare, from Latin trito, from Latin tritus — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

undertriage (English): The diagnosis of an injury as being less...

Definitions

  1. The diagnosis of an injury as being less...

Ancestry of “undertriage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriageAssessment or sorting according to quality; The...
2Frenchtriagetriage; sorting; classification, marshalling;...
3Frenchtrierto sort, to sort out; to grade; to calibrate
4Middle Frenchtrier—
5Old Frenchtrierto choose; to select; to sort; to find
6Latintriareto pick out
7Latintritodative masculine singular of trītus; dative...
8Latintritusrubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn
9LatinteroI rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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