Word origin
[1615–25; ‹ L
attrītus rubbed against, rubbed away, worn away (ptp. of
atterere), equiv. to
at- at- +
trī- (var. s. of
terere to rub) +
-tus ptp. suffix
]This word is first recorded in the period 1615–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: discount, evolution, foliation, garrote, oral