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Where does “territans” come from?

territans (Latin) comes from Latin territo, 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.

territans (Latin): terrifying

Definitions

  1. terrifying

Ancestry of “territans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinterritoI frighten or terrify; I intimidate; dative...
2Latinterreō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
5Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
6Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
7Proto-Italictermenos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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