myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of triticum

Etymology of the Latin word triticum

the Latin word triticum (wheat)

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-

English triticum, English triticale, Italian tritico, Portuguese trigo, Romanian triticală, Spanish trigo