Where does “tremorlike” come from?
tremorlike (English) comes from English tremor, from Middle English tremour, from Anglo-Norman tremour, from Old French tremor, from Latin tremor, from Latin tremō, from Proto-Italic tremō, from Proto-Indo-European trem- — boundary, end.
tremorlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a tremor
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a tremor
Ancestry of “tremorlike”, step by step
tremorlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tremor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tremor | A shake, quiver, or vibration; An earthquake; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | tremour | terror |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | tremour | — |
| 4 | Old French | tremor | terror; great fear |
| 5 | Latin | tremor | trembling, quaking, tremor; first-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | tremō | to tremble, shake, shudder at |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tremō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | trem- | to tremble |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 10 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 11 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |