Where does “tinieblas” come from?
tinieblas (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish tiniebras, from Latin tenebram, from Latin tenebra, from Proto-Italic temasro, from Proto-Indo-European temH-s-ro, from Proto-Indo-European temH- — dark.
tinieblas (Spanish): plural of tiniebla
Definitions
- plural of tiniebla
Ancestry of “tinieblas”, step by step
tinieblas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish tiniebras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | tiniebras | plural of tiniebra |
| 2 | Latin | tenebram | accusative singular of tenebra |
| 3 | Latin | tenebra | darkness, shadow, gloom, obscurity; ignorance;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | temasro | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temH-s-ro | dark |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |
via Old Spanish tiniebra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | tiniebra | darkness |