Where does “pavento” come from?
pavento (Italian) comes from Italian paventare, from Vulgar Latin paventare, from Latin pavento, from Latin pavens, from Latin paveo, from Proto-Italic pawēō, from Proto-Indo-European paw- — strike; to strike.
pavento (Italian): fear, fright; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- fear, fright; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “pavento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | paventare | to dread; to fear; to dread; to shy |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | paventare | — |
| 3 | Latin | pavento | third-person plural future active imperative of... |
| 4 | Latin | pavens | trembling or quaking with fear; fearing, dreading |
| 5 | Latin | paveo | I am struck with fear, I am afraid or terrified;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pawēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | paw- | strike; to strike |