Where does “tenebrare” come from?

tenebrare (Italian) comes from Italian tenebra, from Latin tenebra, from Proto-Italic temasro, from Proto-Indo-European temH-s-ro, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.

tenebrare (Italian): to darken

Definitions

  1. to darken

Ancestry of “tenebrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantenebradarkness, gloom, night
2Latintenebradarkness, shadow, gloom, obscurity; ignorance;...
3Proto-Italictemasro—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-s-rodark
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European temH-s-ro →Every word from Proto-Italic temasro →