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Where does “tenebram” come from?

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

tenebram (Latin): accusative singular of tenebra

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of tenebra

Ancestry of “tenebram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenebradarkness, shadow, gloom, obscurity; ignorance;...
2Proto-Italictemasro—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-s-rodark
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantemH-dark

Words derived from “tenebram”

  • tinieblas
  • tiniebla
  • tiniebra
  • tiniebras
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