Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “tre-”
212 words across 24 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European tre- — including terrible, terror, terrorism, terrorist, terribly, deter, deterrent, terrorize.
See the etymology of tre- itself →
English (66)
- terrible
- terror
- terrorism
- terrorist
- terribly
- deter
- deterrent
- terrorize
- bioterrorism
- antiterrorism
- counterterrorist
- antiterrorist
- terroristic
- cyberterrorism
- terrorise
- bioterrorist
- terrorstricken
- terr
- terribleness
- counterterror
- antiterror
- bioterror
- terrorization
- cyberterrorist
- ecoterrorism
- deterrable
- cyberterror
- deterrer
- undeterrable
- agroterrorism
- determent
- ecoterrorist
- narcoterrorism
- nonterrorist
- terrorstruck
- terrorless
- narcoterrorist
- deterrability
- agroterrorist
- nonterrorism
- terrorizer
- terrorful
- deterreth
- deterrently
- terroristically
- narcoterror
- nondeterrent
- nonterroristic
- superterrorist
- ecoterror
- counter-terrorism
- cyber-terrorism
- nonterrible
- megaterror
- terrorcore
- theoterrorism
- nonterror
- terrorist fist jab
- undeterrably
- terroristical
- underdeterrent
- overdeterrent
- Eurodeterrent
- terrorizee
- Islamoterrorism
- pharmacoterrorism
Latin (47)
- deterrens
- deterrere
- terribilis
- terror
- terrificare
- terreo
- territus
- absterreo
- deterreo
- perterreo
- conterreo
- exterreo
- proterreo
- terrens
- terrendus
- territurus
- territo
- perterritus
- proterritus
- deterrendus
- territandus
- conterritus
- absterrens
- absterriturus
- absterritus
- absterrendus
- deterriturus
- deterritus
- exterrens
- exterriturus
- exterrendus
- perterrens
- perterriturus
- perterrendus
- interritus
- conterrens
- conterriturus
- conterrendus
- proterrens
- proterriturus
- proterrendus
- territans
- territaturus
- territatus
- terribile
- terre
- terrori