Where does “medo” come from?

medo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese medo, from Latin metus — fear, dread; anxiety, awe.

medo (Galician): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “medo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemedo—
2Latinmetusfear, dread; anxiety, awe
Every word from Latin metus →Every word from Old Portuguese medo →