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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/01/25 14:44 UTC 版)
Of uncertain origin. One theory which links the term to Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”) (for which compare tenebrae, tēmulentus) is semantically reasonable, but phonetically difficult.
Compare Sanskrit तिम्यति (timyati, “to be quiet; to become quiet”), with matching conjugation and verb-of-fearing semantics (i.e. "is/becomes quiet" in place of usual "makes quiet"). (Can this etymology be sourced?)
timeō (present infinitive timēre, perfect active timuī); second conjugation, no supine stem