Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ter-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

    Root

    *ter-

    2. tender, weak
    4. young creature

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ter- (18 c, 0 e)
    Unsorted formations
    • Albanian: trim
    • Armenian:
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tarnas
    • Hellenic:
      • Ancient Greek: τέρυ (téru, “weak, small”), τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”), τεράμων (terámōn, “becoming soft by boiling”)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tárunas (see there for further descendants)
    • Italic:
      • Latin: (possibly) tardus
      • Latin: (possibly) tener
      • Latin: (possibly) termes
      • Sabine: terenum (“soft”)

    References

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