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Where does “triaje” come from?

triaje (Spanish) comes from French triage, 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.

triaje (Spanish): triage

Definitions

  1. triage

Ancestry of “triaje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtriagetriage; sorting; classification, marshalling;...
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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