cribrum.
sieve; riddle (L+S); [in ~ gerere => carry in a sieve/perform useless task];
Meaning & usage
sieve, riddle, winnow
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *kreiðrom, from Proto-Indo-European *kréydʰrom, from the root *krey- (“to sieve, pick out, separate”) + *-dʰrom (suffix denoting an inanimate agent/instrument); equivalent to cernō (“to sift, separate”) + -brum. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hrīdrą, *hrīdrǭ, Old Welsh cruitr (> Welsh crwydr), Old Irish críathar.
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