Where does “triling” come from?
triling (Cebuano) comes from English thrilling, from English thrill, from English drill, from Middle Dutch drillen, from Old Dutch thrillen, from Proto-Germanic þriljaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
triling (Cebuano): exciting; causing the feeling of a sudden...
Definitions
- exciting; causing the feeling of a sudden...
Ancestry of “triling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | thrilling | present participle of thrill; Causing a feeling... |
| 2 | English | thrill | To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone... |
| 3 | English | drill | To create by removing material with a drill; To... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | drillen | bore, move in a circle |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thrillen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þriljaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |