Where does “trepid” come from?
trepid (English) comes from Latin trepidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
trepid (English): timid, timorous, fearful
Ancestry of “trepid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | trepidus | nervous, jumpy, agitated; perilous, alarming |
| 2 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
Words derived from “trepid”