Where does “tremulus” come from?
tremulus (Latin) comes from Latin tremō, from Proto-Italic tremō, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
tremulus (Latin): shaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremulous
Definitions
- shaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremulous
Ancestry of “tremulus”, step by step
tremulus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin tremō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tremō | to tremble, shake, shudder at |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | tremō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trem- | 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 |
via Latin tremere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tremere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |