Where does “medu” come from?

medu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese medo, from Latin Mēdus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος, from Old Median Mada.

medu (Kabuverdianu): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “medu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemedofear
2LatinMēdus—
3Ancient GreekΜῆδοςan inhabitant of Media; a Mede or Median
4Old MedianMada—

Words derived from “medu”

Every word from Old Median Mada →Every word from Ancient Greek Μῆδος →Every word from Latin Mēdus →