Where does “cefalotrib” come from?

cefalotrib (Romanian) comes from English cephalotribe, from Ancient Greek τρίβω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

cefalotrib (Romanian): cephalotribe

Definitions

  1. cephalotribe

Ancestry of “cefalotrib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcephalotribeAn obstetric instrument for performing...
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 English cephalotribe →