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Where does “formido” come from?

formido (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

formido (Latin): I dread or fear; I am afraid of or for; fear,...

Definitions

  1. I dread or fear; I am afraid of or for; fear,...

Ancestry of “formido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “formido”

  • formidable
  • formidably
  • formidability
  • formidableness
  • unformidable
  • superformidable
  • afformido
  • formidulosus
  • formidabilis
  • formidaturus
  • formidatus
  • formidandus
  • formidans
  • formidablemente
  • formidable
  • formidabile
  • formidabilmente
  • formidablement
  • formidable
  • formidabel
  • formidabel
  • formidable
  • formidabel
  • formidable
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