Where does “terriculāmentum” come from?
terriculāmentum (Latin) comes from Latin terricula, from Latin terreō, 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.
terriculāmentum (Latin): (usually in the plural) thing that excites fright
Definitions
- (usually in the plural) thing that excites fright
Ancestry of “terriculāmentum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | terricula | a mean to excite terror, scarecrow, bugbear |
| 2 | Latin | terreō | to frighten, terrify, alarm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |