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Where does “trepido” come from?

trepido (Latin) comes from Latin trepidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

Ancestry of “trepido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrepidusnervous, jumpy, agitated; perilous, alarming
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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