Where does “τρόμος” come from?
τρόμος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρόμος, from Ancient Greek τρέμω, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
τρόμος (Greek): terror, extreme fear; trembling, tremor
Definitions
- terror, extreme fear; trembling, tremor
Ancestry of “τρόμος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τρόμος | trembling, tremor, shudder; fear, terror |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρέμω | to tremble in fear; to be afraid |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trem- | to tremble |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
Words derived from “τρόμος”