Where does “trembler” come from?
trembler (French) comes from Middle French trembler, from Old French trembler, from Latin tremulāre, from Latin tremere, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
trembler (French): to tremble, shake
Definitions
- to tremble, shake
Ancestry of “trembler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | trembler | to tremble; to quiver; to shake |
| 2 | Old French | trembler | Alternative form of trambler |
| 3 | Latin | tremulāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | tremere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | trem- | to tremble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |