Where does “triboelettricità” come from?
triboelettricità (Italian) comes from Italian tribo-, from Ancient Greek τρίβω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
triboelettricità (Italian): triboelectricity
Ancestry of “triboelettricità”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tribo- | tribo- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίβω | to rub; Ι grind, thresh, pound; to waste, ravage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |