Where does “tremblement” come from?
tremblement (English) comes from French tremblement, from French trembler, from Middle French trembler, from Old French trembler, from Latin tremulāre, from Latin tremere, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter- — boundary, end.
tremblement (English): A trembling; tremor
Definitions
- A trembling; tremor
Ancestry of “tremblement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tremblement | shake, tremble |
| 2 | French | trembler | to tremble, shake |
| 3 | Middle French | trembler | to tremble; to quiver; to shake |
| 4 | Old French | trembler | Alternative form of trambler |
| 5 | Latin | tremulāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | tremere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | trem- | to tremble |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 9 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 10 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |