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Where does “untriturated” come from?

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

untriturated (English): Not triturated

Definitions

  1. Not triturated

Ancestry of “untriturated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrituratedGround down; pulverised; simple past tense and...
2EnglishtriturateTo grind to a fine powder, to pulverize; To mix...
3LatintrituroI thresh
4Latintriturarubbing, chafing; friction; threshing
5Latinterō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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