Where does “trepid” come from?

trepid (English) comes from Latin trepidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

trepid (English): timid, timorous, fearful

Definitions

  1. timid, timorous, fearful

Ancestry of “trepid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrepidusnervous, jumpy, agitated; perilous, alarming
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “trepid”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin trepidus →