Where does “verecondo” come from?

verecondo (Italian) comes from Latin verēcundus, from Latin vereor, from Proto-Italic werēōr, from Indo-European *wer-.

verecondo (Italian): modest; chastened

Definitions

  1. modest; chastened

Ancestry of “verecondo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverēcundusfeeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest
2LatinvereorI have respect for, revere, stand in awe; I am...
3Proto-Italicwerēōrbe wary
4Indo-European*wer-—

Words derived from “verecondo”

Every word from Indo-European *wer- →Every word from Proto-Italic werēōr →Every word from Latin vereor →