Proto-Indo-European

*tres-

‘to tremble (with fear)’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *tres-.

10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *tres-, most familiar first.

• terrible ← terribilis ← terreō ← *trozeō ← *troséyeti
• terrorist ← terror ← terrour ← terreur ← terreur
• terror ← terrour ← terreur ← terreur ← terreō
• terrorism ← terrorisme ← terreur ← terreur ← terreur
• terribly ← terribli ← terrible ← terrible ← terribilis
• terrific ← terrifique ← terrificus ← terreō ← *trozeō
• superterrific ← terrific ← terrifique ← terrificus ← terreō
• terrificness ← terrific ← terrifique ← terrificus ← terreō
• traulism ← τραυλός ← *tr̥s-ú-lós
• unterrific ← terrific ← terrifique ← terrificus ← terreō

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tres-