Proto-IE: *tard-/-e-, *trand-
Meaning: a k. of insect (wood-borer, termite)
Old Indian: tardá- m. `a k. of bird' (?)
Old Greek: terēdṓn, -ónos m. 'wood-worm; a grub which infests beehives, larva of the wax-moth, Galleria mellonella; a worm in the bowels; caries (in the bones)'
Slavic: *trǭdъ `Art Krankheit ("düsentería"); Drohne'
Latin: tarmes, -itis (/ termes, -itis) `Holzwurm'
Celtic: Cymr cynrhonyn `termes, lendix', pl. cynrhawn; Corn contronen `cimex'; MBret controunenn `ver de viande', Bret contronenn `ver de viande'
Russ. meaning: насекомое sp. (древоточец, термит)
References: WP I 735
Comments: Cf. also Lett. tā̀rps 'Wurm, Raupe' (?). This root must be separated from ter-- 'to rub, bore, drill, etc.'
