Where does “tremellaceous” come from?
tremellaceous (English) comes from Translingual Tremellaceae, from Translingual Tremella, from Latin tremulus, from Latin tremō, from Proto-Italic tremō, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
tremellaceous (English): Belonging to the Tremellaceae
Definitions
- Belonging to the Tremellaceae
Ancestry of “tremellaceous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Tremellaceae | family |
| 2 | Translingual | Tremella | genus |
| 3 | Latin | tremulus | shaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremulous |
| 4 | Latin | tremō | to tremble, shake, shudder at |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tremō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trem- | to tremble |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |