trit- root words — words with the trit- root

The root trit- comes from Latin tero, meaning rub, wear. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including contrite, detriment, detrimental, trite, contrition, attrition, contritely, detritus, tritely, triteness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the trit- root

Explore words with trit- — words containing the trit- root and sharing its sense of "rub, wear". Examples include contrite, detriment, detrimental, trite, contrition, attrition, contritely, detritus, tritely, triteness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The trit- root means rub, wear, from Latin tero. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.