Where does “trier” come from?
trier (French) comes from Middle French trier, from Old French trier, from Latin triare, from Latin trito, from Latin tritus, from Latin tero, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
trier (French): to sort, to sort out; to grade; to calibrate
Definitions
- to sort, to sort out; to grade; to calibrate
Ancestry of “trier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | trier | — |
| 2 | Old French | trier | to choose; to select; to sort; to find |
| 3 | Latin | triare | to pick out |
| 4 | Latin | trito | dative masculine singular of trītus; dative... |
| 5 | Latin | tritus | rubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn |
| 6 | Latin | tero | I rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |