myEtymology.com: English etymology of triturating

Etymology of the English word triturating

the English word triturating

derived from the English word triturate

derived from the Latin word triturare (thresh)

derived from the Classical Latin word tritura (rubbing, friction; threshing)

derived from the Latin word tritus (well-trodden, well-worn, worn)

derived from the Late Latin word terere (to grind, to rub; rub, wear away, wear out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terə-