Etymograph

English

fremitus

Fremitus comes from Latin fremitus ‘an angry murmur, humming’, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrémeti ‘to hum, rumble’, and ultimately from *bʰrem- ‘to make noise’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrem-‘to make noise’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrémeti‘to hum, rumble’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fremōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfremō‘to murmur, mutter, grumble, growl, roar’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfremitus‘an angry murmur, humming’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrem-‘to make noise’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrémeti‘to hum, rumble’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fremōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfremō‘to murmur, mutter, grumble, growl, roar’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfremitus‘an angry murmur, humming’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- ‘to make noise’

broom, brim, bramble, bromine, brome, 5 more

Today it means

noun A vibration which is perceptible on palpation or auscultation.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- / fremitus

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