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Where does “temblor” come from?

temblor (Spanish) comes from Spanish temblar, from Old Spanish temblar, from Vulgar Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus, from Latin tremō, from Proto-Italic tremō, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter- — boundary, end.

temblor (Spanish): tremor; tremble, trembling, shaking, quivering;...

Definitions

  1. tremor; tremble, trembling, shaking, quivering;...

Ancestry of “temblor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtemblarto tremble, to quiver, to quake, to shudder, to...
2Old Spanishtemblar—
3Vulgar Latintremularepresent active infinitive of tremulō
4Latintremulusshaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremulous
5Latintremō—
6Proto-Italictremō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantrem-to tremble
8Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
9Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
10Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
11Proto-Italictermenos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “temblor”

  • temblor
  • tremblor
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