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
Ancestry of “verecund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | verēcundus | — |
| 2 | Latin | vereor | I have respect for, revere, stand in awe; I am... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | werēōr | be wary |
| 4 | Indo-European | *wer- | — |
Words derived from “verecund”