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Where does “trambler” come from?

trambler (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus, from Latin tremō, from Proto-Italic tremō, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.

trambler (Old French): to tremble

Definitions

  1. to tremble

Ancestry of “trambler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintremularepresent active infinitive of tremulō
2Latintremulusshaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremulous
3Latintremō—
4Proto-Italictremō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrem-to tremble
6Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
7Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
8Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
9Proto-Italictermenos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “trambler”

  • trembling
  • tremble
  • trembler
  • trembly
  • trembleth
  • atremble
  • tremblest
  • untrembling
  • untremblingly
  • tremblesome
  • trembler
  • trembleur
  • tremblement
  • trembloter
  • tremble
  • tremi
  • tremigi
  • ektremi
  • tremeti
  • tremolo
  • trembler
  • trembler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →