Where does “tressaillement” come from?
tressaillement (French) comes from French tressaillir, from Old French tressaillir, from Old French tres-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
tressaillement (French): shiver, shudder, wince; quiver, thrill
Definitions
- shiver, shudder, wince; quiver, thrill
Ancestry of “tressaillement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tressaillir | to thrill, shiver, quiver; to vibrate; to twitch,... |
| 2 | Old French | tressaillir | to jump over or jump across; to jump for joy |
| 3 | Old French | tres- | trans-; an intensifying prefix that doesn't... |
| 4 | Latin | trāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | Padus | — |
| 6 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |