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Where does “intimidar” come from?

intimidar (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin intimidare, from Latin intimido, from Latin timidus, from Latin timeō, from Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος, from Ancient Greek τῑμάω.

intimidar (Catalan): to intimidate

Definitions

  1. to intimidate

Ancestry of “intimidar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinintimidareto intimidate; to make afraid
2LatinintimidoI make afraid
3Latintimidusfearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardly
4Latintimeō—
5LatinTīmaeus—
6Ancient GreekΤῑ́μαιος—
7Ancient Greekτῑμάω—
Every word from Ancient Greek τῑμάω →