Where does “triboeletricidade” come from?

triboeletricidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tribo-, from Ancient Greek τρίβω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

triboeletricidade (Portuguese): triboelectricity static electricity produced by the triboelectric effect

Definitions

  1. triboelectricity static electricity produced by the triboelectric effect

Ancestry of “triboeletricidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetribo-tribo
2Ancient Greekτρίβωto rub; Ι grind, thresh, pound; to waste, ravage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τρίβω →Every word from Portuguese tribo- →