Etymology

triturate

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Today it means: To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize. Full definition →

Latin trītūrāre ← Proto-Indo-European *térh₁ti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₁ti
  3. Latinterō
  4. Latintrītūra
  5. Latintrītūrāre
  6. English todaytriturate

Borrowed from Latin trītūrāre (“thresh”).

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