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

Definitions

  1. triboelectricity

Ancestry of “triboelettricità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantribo-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 τρίβωEvery word from Italian tribo-