Where does “pavido” come from?

pavido (Italian) comes from Latin pavidus, from Latin paveō, from Proto-Italic pawēō, from Proto-Indo-European paw- — strike; to strike.

pavido (Italian): fearful, timid, pavid

Definitions

  1. fearful, timid, pavid

Ancestry of “pavido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpavidustrembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed;...
2Latinpaveōto be struck with fear, to be afraid or terrified; tremble or quake with fear
3Proto-Italicpawēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpaw-strike; to strike

Words derived from “pavido”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European paw- →Every word from Proto-Italic pawēō →Every word from Latin paveō →