triticum etymology

Latin word triticum comes from Latin tero (I rub or triturate. I tread. I wear away or wear out.)

Detailed word origin of triticum

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
tero Latin (lat) I rub or triturate. I tread. I wear away or wear out.
tritus Latin (lat)
triticum Latin (lat) Wheat, a kind of grain.

Words with the same origin as triticum

Descendants of tero
attritio deterendus detrimentum detritus flagritriba protervitas protervus terebro terens teres termes tribulum tritare triticeus triticiarius trituro tritus