Where does “триер” come from?
триер (Russian) comes from French trieur, from French trier, from Middle French trier, from Old French trier, from Latin triare, from Latin trito, from Latin tritus, from Latin tero — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
триер (Russian): три́ер • m inan; grain cleaner, separator,...
Definitions
- три́ер • m inan; grain cleaner, separator,...
Ancestry of “триер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | trieur | sorter, grader |
| 2 | French | trier | to sort, to sort out; to grade; to calibrate |
| 3 | Middle French | trier | — |
| 4 | Old French | trier | to choose; to select; to sort; to find |
| 5 | Latin | triare | to pick out |
| 6 | Latin | trito | dative masculine singular of trītus; dative... |
| 7 | Latin | tritus | rubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn |
| 8 | Latin | tero | I rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |