Etymology

tritorium

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Today it means: A vessel for separating liquids of different densities. Full definition →

Latin terere
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromterere
  2. English todaytritorium

Compare Latin terere, tritum (“to rub”).

Words from the same roots

Latinterere all →

lithotrity

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