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Where does “trieur” come from?

trieur (French) comes from French trier, 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.

trieur (French): sorter, grader

Definitions

  1. sorter, grader

Ancestry of “trieur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trieur”

  • триер
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