Etymology

tripsis

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New Latin trīpsis ← Ancient Greek τρῖψις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρῖψις“rubbing, friction”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromtrīpsis
  3. English todaytripsis

From New Latin trīpsis, from Ancient Greek τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing, friction”), from τρῑ́βω (trī́bō, “I rub”).

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