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Where does “trialach” come from?

trialach (Irish) comes from Irish triail, from Middle English trial, from Anglo-Norman trial, from Old French trier, from Latin triare, from Latin trito, from Latin tritus, from Latin tero — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

trialach (Irish): trial, experimental, tentative; genitive singular...

Definitions

  1. trial, experimental, tentative; genitive singular...

Ancestry of “trialach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtriailtry, test; try; verbal noun of triail
2Middle Englishtrial—
3Anglo-Normantrialendeavor; trial
4Old Frenchtrierto choose; to select; to sort; to find
5Latintriareto pick out
6Latintritodative masculine singular of trītus; dative...
7Latintritusrubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn
8LatinteroI rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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