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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

  1. terror, extreme fear; trembling, tremor

Ancestry of “τρόμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρόμοςtrembling, tremor, shudder; fear, terror
2Ancient Greekτρέμωto tremble in fear; to be afraid
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrem-to tremble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
5Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
6Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
7Proto-Italictermenos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “τρόμος”

  • tromocratia
  • tromocrata
  • τρομοκρατία
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