English → Latin
“trite” in Latin
terōto rub or triturate; to wear away or wear out, consume; to treadconterōto grind or crush to pieces; to bruise or crumble; to wear down or away, consume
The English word trite itself goes back to Latin terō, through trītus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
trite
tritus: contritus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) communis et contritus. Trite rules, omnium communia et contrita praecepta: trite things, res pervulgatae or vulgi rumoribus exagitatae; summum jus summa injuria factum est jam tritum sermone (Proverbially, a trite saying, Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for trite?
- The usual Latin words for “trite” are terō, conterō. 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.