Where does “terreō” come from?

terreō (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

terreō (Latin): to frighten, terrify, alarm

Definitions

  1. to frighten, terrify, alarm

Ancestry of “terreō”, step by step

terreō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European tres-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
3Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
4Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
5Proto-Italictermenos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via Proto-Italic *trozeō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*trozeōto frighten, scare, terrify

Words derived from “terreō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →