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Where does “untremulous” come from?

untremulous (English) comes from English tremulous, from Latin tremulus, from Latin tremō, from Proto-Italic tremō, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.

untremulous (English): Not tremulous

Definitions

  1. Not tremulous

Ancestry of “untremulous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtremulousTrembling, quivering, or shaking; Timid,...
2Latintremulusshaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremulous
3Latintremō—
4Proto-Italictremō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrem-to tremble
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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