Where does “tremi” come from?

tremi (Esperanto) comes from English tremble, from Old French trambler, from Vulgar Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus, from Latin tremō, from Proto-Italic tremō, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter- — boundary, end.

tremi (Esperanto): to tremble, quiver

Definitions

  1. to tremble, quiver

Ancestry of “tremi”, step by step

tremi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tremble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrembleTo shake, quiver, or vibrate; To fear; to be...
2Old Frenchtramblerto tremble
3Vulgar Latintremularepresent active infinitive of tremulō
4Latintremulusshaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremulous
5Latintremōto tremble, shake, shudder at
6Proto-Italictremō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantrem-to tremble
8Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
9Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
10Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
11Proto-Italictermenos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via French trembler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtremblerto tremble, shake
2Middle Frenchtremblerto tremble; to quiver; to shake
3Old FrenchtremblerAlternative form of trambler
4Latintremulāre—

Words derived from “tremi”

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