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Where does “trito” come from?

trito (Italian) comes from Latin trītus, from Latin terō, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

trito (Italian): chopped, crushed, minced, ground; trite,...

Definitions

  1. chopped, crushed, minced, ground; trite,...

Ancestry of “trito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrītus—
2Latinterō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “trito”

  • trite
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