Where does “trier” come from?

trier (Old French) comes from Latin triare, from Latin trito, from Latin tritus, from Latin tero, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

trier (Old French): to choose; to select; to sort; to find

Definitions

  1. to choose; to select; to sort; to find

Ancestry of “trier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriareto pick out
2Latintritodative masculine singular of trītus; dative...
3Latintritusrubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn
4LatinteroI rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “trier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Latin tero →Every word from Latin tritus →