Where does “pavid” come from?

pavid (English) comes from Latin pavidus, from Latin paveō, from Proto-Italic pawēō, from Proto-Indo-European paw- — strike; to strike.

pavid (English): fearful, timid

Definitions

  1. fearful, timid

Ancestry of “pavid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpavidustrembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed;...
2Latinpaveōto be struck with fear, to be afraid or terrified; tremble or quake with fear
3Proto-Italicpawēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpaw-strike; to strike

Words derived from “pavid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European paw- →Every word from Proto-Italic pawēō →Every word from Latin paveō →