Proto-Indo-European

*temH-

‘dark’

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

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

• intimidate ← intimidātus ← intimidō ← timidus ← timeō
• timid ← timide ← timidus ← timeō
• temerity ← temerite ← temerité ← temeritās ← temere
• timidity ← timidité ← timiditas ← timidus ← timeō
• tamas ← तमस् ← *támHas ← *témHos
• tamarisk ← tamariscus ← tamarix ← Tamaris ← *tm̥H-ró-
• tenebrous ← tenebrose ← tenebrōsus ← tenebrae ← *temazros
• tamarix ← Tamaris ← *tm̥H-ró-
• intemerate ← intemerātus ← temerō ← temere ← *temezi
• obtenebration ← obtenebrō ← tenebrae ← *temazros ← *temH-(e)s-ro-
• tamaric ← tamarīx ← Tamaris ← *tm̥H-ró-
• temerarious ← temerārius ← temerē ← *temezi ← *témHos

More words from *temH-

• tenebrific
• tenebrose
• tenebrosity
• tenebricose
• tenebrism
• temeration
• tenebrificous
• tenebrionid
• tenebrescence
• tenebral
• timoroso

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temH-