Italian word terribile comes from Proto-Indo-European *strēy-, and later Latin terribilis (Frightful, dreadful, terrible.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*strēy- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*tres- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
terreo | Latin (lat) | I deter by terror, scare (away). I frighten, terrify, alarm. |
terribilis | Latin (lat) | Frightful, dreadful, terrible. |
terribile | Italian (ita) | Horrible, awful, dreadful. Terrible, terrifying, fearful. Terrific. |