Where does “zemětřesení” come from?
zemětřesení (Czech) comes from Czech třesení, from Czech třást, from Old Czech třiesti, from Proto-Slavic tręsti, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
zemětřesení (Czech): earthquake
Definitions
- earthquake
Ancestry of “zemětřesení”, step by step
zemětřesení traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech třesení
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | třesení | shaking, quake |
| 2 | Czech | třást | to shake, to tremble |
| 3 | Old Czech | třiesti | to shake, to tremble |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tręsti | to shake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |