Where does “trepidity” come from?
trepidity (English) comes from English trepid, from Latin trepidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
trepidity (English): trepidation
Ancestry of “trepidity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trepid | timid, timorous, fearful |
| 2 | Latin | trepidus | nervous, jumpy, agitated; perilous, alarming |
| 3 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |