Where does “intimidateur” come from?
intimidateur (French) comes from French intimider, from Medieval Latin intimidare, from Latin intimido, from Latin timidus, 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.
intimidateur (French): intimidator
Definitions
- intimidator
Ancestry of “intimidateur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intimider | to intimidate |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | intimidare | to intimidate; to make afraid |
| 3 | Latin | intimido | I make afraid |
| 4 | Latin | timidus | fearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardly |
| 5 | Latin | timeō | to fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of |
| 6 | Latin | Tīmaeus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Τῑ́μαιος | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τῑμάω | to pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere |