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Where does “τρέμω” come from?

τρέμω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

τρέμω (Ancient Greek): to tremble in fear; to be afraid

Definitions

  1. to tremble in fear; to be afraid

Ancestry of “τρέμω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantrem-to tremble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
3Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
4Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
5Proto-Italictermenos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “τρέμω”

  • τρέμω
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