Where does “trite” come from?
trite (Italian) comes from Italian trito, from Latin trītus, from Latin terō, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
trite (Italian): feminine plural of trito
Ancestry of “trite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | trito | chopped, crushed, minced, ground; trite,... |
| 2 | Latin | trītus | — |
| 3 | Latin | terō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |