Where does “tenebrescens” come from?
tenebrescens (Latin) comes from Latin tenebresco, from Latin tenebrae, from Proto-Italic temazros, from Proto-Indo-European temH-(e)s-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.
tenebrescens (Latin): darkening
Definitions
- darkening
Ancestry of “tenebrescens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tenebresco | I darken, grow dark, dim, gloomy |
| 2 | Latin | tenebrae | darkness, especially the darkness of night;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | temazros | dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temH-(e)s-ro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |