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
1Latintrītusrubbed, triturated
2Latinterōto rub or triturate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “trito

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-
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