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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

  1. три́ер •  m inan; grain cleaner, separator,...

Ancestry of “триер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrieursorter, grader
2Frenchtrierto sort, to sort out; to grade; to calibrate
3Middle Frenchtrier—
4Old Frenchtrierto choose; to select; to sort; to find
5Latintriareto pick out
6Latintritodative masculine singular of trītus; dative...
7Latintritusrubbed, triturated; worn out or away, well-worn
8LatinteroI rub or triturate; I wear away or wear out; I...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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