Where does “tremulous” come from?

Tremulous comes from Latin tremulus, derived from Latin tremere, from Latin tremo, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, meaning to tremble or shake.

tremulous (English): Trembling, quivering, or shaking; Timid,...

Definitions

  1. Trembling, quivering, or shaking; Timid,...

Ancestry of “tremulous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintremulusshaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremulous
2Latintremōto tremble, shake, shudder at
3Proto-Italictremō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrem-to tremble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
6Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
7Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
8Proto-Italictermenos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “tremulous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →