Where does “tribo-” come from?

tribo- (Esperanto) comes from Ancient Greek τρίβω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tribo- (Esperanto): tribo- pertaining to friction

Definitions

  1. tribo- pertaining to friction

Ancestry of “tribo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίβωto rub; Ι grind, thresh, pound; to waste, ravage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “tribo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τρίβω →