Where does “trīticum” come from?

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

trīticum (Latin): wheat, a kind of grain

Definitions

  1. wheat, a kind of grain

Ancestry of “trīticum”, step by step

trīticum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin trītus

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

via Latin tritum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintritumnominative neuter singular of trītus; accusative...

Words derived from “trīticum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Latin terō →Every word from Latin trītus →