Where does “thrillant” come from?
thrillant (English) comes 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, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
thrillant (English): Piercing
Definitions
- Piercing
Ancestry of “thrillant”, step by step
thrillant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thrill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thrill | To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone... |
| 2 | English | drill | To create by removing material with a drill; To... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | drillen | bore, move in a circle |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thrillen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þriljaną | — |
| 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 |
via English ȧnt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ȧnt | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ampte | An ant; a formicid; A mantid |
| 3 | Old English | ǣmete | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | āmaitijā | ant |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |