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Where does “pavidus” come from?

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

pavidus (Latin): trembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed;...

Definitions

  1. trembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed;...

Ancestry of “pavidus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaveō—
2Proto-Italicpawēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpaw-strike; to strike

Words derived from “pavidus”

  • impavidly
  • impavid
  • impavidness
  • pavido
  • impavidus
  • expavidus
  • impavido
  • impavide
  • impavidez
  • impávido
  • pávido
  • pavido
  • impavidità
  • impavidamente
  • pavidamente
  • pavidità
  • impavido
  • épave
  • impavidement
  • impavide
  • pávido
  • impávido
  • espave
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