Where does “trībulum” come from?
trībulum (Latin) comes from Latin terō, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
trībulum (Latin): threshing board, threshing sledge
Definitions
- threshing board, threshing sledge
Ancestry of “trībulum”, step by step
trībulum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin terō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | terō | to rub or triturate |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Latin terere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | terere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |