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