Where does “tebras” come from?
tebras (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese tẽevras, from Latin tenebrae, from Proto-Italic temazros, from Proto-Indo-European temH-(e)s-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.
tebras (Galician): darkness, absence of light; solitude, isolation;...
Definitions
- darkness, absence of light; solitude, isolation;...
Ancestry of “tebras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | tẽevras | darkness |
| 2 | Latin | tenebrae | darkness, especially the darkness of night;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | temazros | dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temH-(e)s-ro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |