English
tripsis
Tripsis comes from Ancient Greek τρῖψις ‘rubbing, friction’, from τρῑ́βω ‘I rub’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr-ey-gʷ-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρῑ́βωtrī́bō‘I rub’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρῖψιςtrîpsis‘rubbing, friction’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900trīpsis
- Englishtodaytripsis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr-ey-gʷ-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρῑ́βωtrī́bō‘I rub’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρῖψιςtrîpsis‘rubbing, friction’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900trīpsis
- Englishtodaytripsis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘to rub’
turn, throw, tournament, thread, threshold, tragic, trout, tyrone, detrimental, detour, thrash, tourney, detriment, attrition, termite, tourniquet, triage, tribulation, detritus, thresher, trite, tyro, truant, thresh, derma, 40 more
Today it means
noun trituration
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- / tripsis