English
trema
Trema comes from Ancient Greek τρῆμα ‘hole’, from τετραίνω ‘perforate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘to rub, turn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub, turn’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτετραίνωtetraínō‘perforate’by way of Dutch trema, French tréma
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρῆμαtrêma‘hole’
- Englishtodaytrema
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub, turn’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτετραίνωtetraínō‘perforate’by way of Dutch trema, French tréma
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρῆμαtrêma‘hole’
- Englishtodaytrema
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘to rub, turn’
turn, throw, tournament, thread, threshold, tragic, trout, detrimental, tyrone, detour, thrash, tourney, detriment, attrition, termite, triage, tribulation, tourniquet, detritus, trite, tyro, truant, thresher, thresh, derma, 40 more
Today it means
noun A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- / trema