English → Latin
“attrition” in Latin
atterōto wear away, rub away; to grind; to chafeattrītiōThe act of rubbing upon or against; attrition.fricōto rub; to chafedētrīmentumharm, loss, damage; defeat; detrimentLamprĭdĭusa Roman historiographer, one of themetamorphōsismetamorphosis
The English word attrition itself goes back to Latin terō, through attrītiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
attrition
attritus, us (post-Augustan, Plin., Sen.): attritio (Lampridius, Marc., Capella, perhaps only in two passages, Freund): fricutio (act of rubbing off; also of polishing by attrition): fricatura (manner of rubbing off anything): detrimentum in this (its proper) meaning only in Apuleius, Metamorphoses, 6. In the Roman Catholic sense (as less than contrition), cordis attritio, quae dicitur; or attritio, quamPontificii vocant.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for attrition?
- The usual Latin words for “attrition” are atterō, attrītiō, fricō; also dētrīmentum, Lamprĭdĭus, metamorphōsis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.