tremulous
English
/ˈtɹɛmjuləs/
adj
Definitions
- Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
- Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.
Etymology
Derived from Latin tremulus (trembling, quivering, shaking) root from Proto-Indo-European *trem- (tremble).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*trem-
Gloss
tremble
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- tremellose English
- tremorous English
- tremorously English
- tremulously English
- tremulousness English
- untremulous English
- *contremulō Latin
- tremere Latin
- tremo Latin
- tremor Latin
- tremulo Latin
- tremulo, tremulare Latin
- tremulus Latin
- tremulāre Latin
- tremulō Latin
- tremēscō Latin
- tremō Latin
- tremō, tremere Latin
- tremolo Italian
- tremulo Italian
- tiemblo Spanish, Castilian
- trémulo Spanish, Castilian
- τρέμω Ancient Greek
- τρόμος Ancient Greek
- ἀτρέμας Ancient Greek
- *krey- Proto-Indo-European
- *ter- Proto-Indo-European
- *trem- Proto-Indo-European
- *tres- Proto-Indo-European
- *tärm- Proto-Indo-European
- trémulo Portuguese
- trema Galician
- tremo Galician
- trémulo Galician
- cutremura Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- τρέμω Greek (modern)
- *treme- Proto-Tocharian