Fremescence
/frɪˈmɛsəns/noun
A beginning or increasing state of roaring, raging, or tumult.
Did you know?Fremescence comes from a Latin verb for roaring or raging, a vivid example of how English preserved the idea of emotion or power becoming audibly explosive.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*brem-
“To roar, resound, or make a deep vibrating noise”
Classical Latin
Latin
fremere
“To roar, murmur, rage, or make a threatening sound”
Classical Latin
Latin
fremescere
“To begin to roar or grow turbulent; an inchoative form of fremere”
Late Latin
Latin
fremescentia
“A beginning or increase of roaring or agitation”
19th Century
English
fremescence
“The act or state of beginning to roar or rage”
Modern English
English
fremescence
“A rare or obsolete term for emerging tumult, roaring, or agitation”