Where does “Tribologie” come from?

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

Tribologie (German): tribology

Definitions

  1. tribology

Ancestry of “Tribologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantribo-tribo
2Ancient Greekτρίβωto rub; Ι grind, thresh, pound; to waste, ravage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τρίβω →Every word from German tribo- →