English
tripton
Tripton comes from Ancient Greek τριπτός ‘rubbed off matter’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτριπτόςtriptós‘rubbed off matter’
- Englishtodaytripton
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτριπτόςtriptós‘rubbed off matter’
- Englishtodaytripton
Every English word from Ancient Greek τριπτός
Today it means
noun The inorganic particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and seas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τριπτός / tripton