Where does “ektimema” come from?

ektimema (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto timi, from Latin timeō, from Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος, from Ancient Greek τῑμάω — to pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere.

ektimema (Esperanto): skittish

Definitions

  1. skittish

Ancestry of “ektimema”, step by step

ektimema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto timi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotimito fear
2Latintimeōto fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of
3LatinTīmaeus—
4Ancient GreekΤῑ́μαιος—
5Ancient Greekτῑμάωto pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere

via Esperanto ek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoeklet's go
2Esperantoek-The prefix ek- indicates that the action it...
3Ancient Greekἐκ-With a sense of removal: out, away, off;...
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