Where does “verecund” come from?

verecund (English) comes from Latin verēcundus, from Latin vereor, from Proto-Italic werēōr, from Indo-European *wer-.

verecund (English): modest; bashful

Definitions

  1. modest; bashful

Ancestry of “verecund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverēcundusfeeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest
2LatinvereorI have respect for, revere, stand in awe; I am...
3Proto-Italicwerēōrbe wary
4Indo-European*wer-—

Words derived from “verecund”

Every word from Indo-European *wer- →Every word from Proto-Italic werēōr →Every word from Latin vereor →