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