Where does “Tenebrae” come from?
Tenebrae (English) comes from Latin tenebrae, from Proto-Italic temazros, from Proto-Indo-European temH-(e)s-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.
Tenebrae (English): A Christian religious service celebrated by the Western Church on the evening before or early morning of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, involving the gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of readings and psalms are chanted or recited
Definitions
- A Christian religious service celebrated by the Western Church on the evening before or early morning of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, involving the gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of readings and psalms are chanted or recited
Ancestry of “Tenebrae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tenebrae | darkness, especially the darkness of night;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | temazros | dark |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | temH-(e)s-ro- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |