Where does “triboluminescente” come from?

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

triboluminescente (Italian): triboluminescent

Definitions

  1. triboluminescent

Ancestry of “triboluminescente”, 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 τρίβω →Every word from Italian tribo- →