Where does “trevas” come from?
trevas (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tẽevras, from Latin tenebrae, from Proto-Italic temazros, from Proto-Indo-European temH-(e)s-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.
trevas (Portuguese): darkness, gloom
Definitions
- darkness, gloom
Ancestry of “trevas”, step by step
trevas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese tẽevras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | tẽevras | darkness |
| 2 | Latin | tenebrae | darkness, especially the darkness of night;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | temazros | dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temH-(e)s-ro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |
via Cornish trev
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | trev | farmsteads, homesteads |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | treβ | town, settlement |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | trebā | dwelling |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |
via Cornish as
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | as | — |