Tremulousness
/ˈtrɛm.jə.ləs.nəs/noun
The quality of shaking, quivering, or showing nervous uncertainty.
Did you know?Its core comes from Latin *tremere*, “to tremble,” the same ancient root behind words for terror, earthquake-like shaking, and even the medical term *tremor*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*trem-
“to tremble, shake”
Latin
Latin
tremere
“to tremble, quake”
Latin
Latin
tremulus
“trembling, quivering”
Late Latin
Latin
tremulositas
“state or quality of being trembling”
Middle English
English
tremulous
“shaking, quivering, timid”
Modern English
English
tremulousness
“the state or quality of being tremulous”