Where does “timidité” come from?
timidité (French) comes from Latin timiditas, 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.
timidité (French): shyness
Definitions
- shyness
Ancestry of “timidité”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | timiditas | timidity; fearfulness, cowardice |
| 2 | Latin | timidus | fearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardly |
| 3 | Latin | timeō | to fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of |
| 4 | Latin | Tīmaeus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τῑ́μαιος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τῑμάω | to pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere |