Etymology

attrit

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Today it means: To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. Full definition →

Latin attrītus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromattrītus
  2. English todayattrit

From Latin attrītus, past participle of atterō. Said by multiple dictionaries to be a back-formation from attrition, but it is not a recent one, being centuries old.

Words from the same roots

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