Where does “paventosamente” come from?
paventosamente (Italian) comes from Italian paventoso, from Italian pavento, from Italian paventare, from Vulgar Latin paventare, from Latin pavento, from Latin pavens, from Latin paveo, from Proto-Italic pawēō — strike; to strike.
paventosamente (Italian): timidly, fearfully
Definitions
- timidly, fearfully
Ancestry of “paventosamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | paventoso | timorous, timid, fearful |
| 2 | Italian | pavento | fear, fright; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | paventare | to dread; to fear; to dread; to shy |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | paventare | — |
| 5 | Latin | pavento | third-person plural future active imperative of... |
| 6 | Latin | pavens | trembling or quaking with fear; fearing, dreading |
| 7 | Latin | paveo | I am struck with fear, I am afraid or terrified;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pawēō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | paw- | strike; to strike |