termes.
bough (of tree), branch; (esp. of olive); name of specific tree (wild olive?); woodworm;
Meaning & usage
a branch or bough of a tree, especially one severed thence
Where this word comes from
Traditionally derived from terō (“to rub away”), but unknown. Alternatively connected either with tener (“tender, young”) and Sabine terenum (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“tender, soft, weak, young, small”), particularly if the original meaning was “weak branch” or “young shoot”, or according to Calvert Watkins with termen (“end”), if the original meaning was “end, tip” (compare the cognate Proto-Germanic *þrumą (“butt, end, stump”)), from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥. Michiel de Vaan lists the word as without etymology. The odd suffix and semantic category may be indicative of substrate origin.
alternative spelling of tarmes (“woodworm”)
Where this word comes from
See tarmes (“woodworm”).
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