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
1Latinpaveōto be struck with fear, to be afraid or terrified; tremble or quake with fear
2Proto-Italicpawēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpaw-strike; to strike

Words derived from “pavidus”

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