Where does “tres-” come from?

tres- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

tres- (Proto-Indo-European): to tremble

Definitions

  1. to tremble

Ancestry of “tres-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
2Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
3Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
4Proto-Italictermenos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “tres-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →
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