Where does “timeo” come from?

timeo (Latin) comes from Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος, from Ancient Greek τῑμάω.

Ancestry of “timeo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Tīmaeus	—
2	Ancient Greek	Τῑ́μαιος	—
3	Ancient Greek	τῑμάω	—

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