Where does “tenebră” come from?
tenebră (Romanian) comes from French ténèbres, from Latin tenebrae, from Proto-Italic temazros, from Proto-Indo-European temH-(e)s-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.
tenebră (Romanian): darkness
Definitions
- darkness
Ancestry of “tenebră”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ténèbres | darkness, the shadows; obscurity |
| 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 |