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Where does “thrillfest” come from?

thrillfest (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.

thrillfest (English): An experience, such as a film, offering many...

Definitions

  1. An experience, such as a film, offering many...

Ancestry of “thrillfest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthrillTo suddenly excite someone, or to give someone...
2EnglishdrillTo create by removing material with a drill; To...
3Middle Dutchdrillenbore, move in a circle
4Old Dutchthrillen—
5Proto-Germanicþriljaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
7Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
8Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
9Proto-Italictermenos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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