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Where does “triturer” come from?

triturer (French) comes from Latin trituro, from Latin tritura, from Latin terō, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

triturer (French): To triturate

Definitions

  1. To triturate

Ancestry of “triturer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintrituroI thresh
2Latintriturarubbing, chafing; friction; threshing
3Latinterō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “triturer”

  • triturateur
  • triturage
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