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Where does “torzēō” come from?

torzēō (Proto-Italic) comes 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.

Ancestry of “torzēō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
3Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
4Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
5Proto-Italictermenos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “torzēō”

  • terrible
  • terror
  • terrorism
  • terrorist
  • terribly
  • toast
  • torrent
  • deter
  • deterrent
  • torrid
  • torrential
  • toaster
  • terrorize
  • bioterrorism
  • antiterrorism
  • BitTorrent
  • counterterrorist
  • antiterrorist
  • toasty
  • terroristic
  • cyberterrorism
  • terrorise
  • bioterrorist
  • terrorstricken
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