English
terete
Terete comes from Latin teres ‘rounded (cylindrical)’, from terō ‘grind, rub’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterō‘grind, rub’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEteres‘rounded (cylindrical)’
- Englishtodayterete
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterō‘grind, rub’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEteres‘rounded (cylindrical)’
- Englishtodayterete
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn’
turn, throw, tournament, thread, tragic, threshold, trout, tyrone, thrash, tourney, detour, triage, truant, tourniquet, contrite, tyro, termite, thresh, derma, 40 more
through Latin terō ‘grind, rub’
detrimental, attrition, detriment, tribulation, detritus, trite, 7 more
Today it means
adj Having a smooth circular cross-section; cylindrical, commonly more or less tapering.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- / terete