英语词汇tenebrous的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	tenebrous
词源	tenebrous adj. "full of darkness," late 15c., from Old French tenebros "dark, gloomy" (11c., Modern French ténébreux), from Latin tenebrosus "dark," from tenebrae "darkness," dissimilated from earlier temebrai, from Proto-Italic temasra- "darkness," from PIE root temsro- "dark" (adj.), for which see temerity. Related: Tenebrosity. Entries linking to tenebrous* temerity n. "extreme venturesomeness, rashness, recklessness," late 14c., from Latin temeritatem (nominative temeritas) "blind chance, accident; rashness, indiscretion, foolhardiness," from temere "by chance, at random; indiscreetly, rashly, recklessly;" probably, etymologically, "blindly," from PIE root *temsro- "dark" (adj.), source also of Sanskrit tamisra- "dark night," tamsrah "dark;" Avestan temah "darkness;" Middle Persian tar "darkness," tarig "dark;" Lithuanian tamsa "darkness," tamsus "dark;" Old Church Slavonic tima "darkness;" Old High German dinstar "dark," demar "twilight;" Old Irish temel "darkness." The connecting notion would be "blindly, in darkness," hence "without foreseeing." Compare Latin tenebrio "dishonest person," apparently "person who operates in darkness" (see tenebrous). updated on December 12, 2021
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tenebrous adj.