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Where does “verēcundus” come from?

verēcundus (Latin) comes from Latin vereor, from Proto-Italic werēōr, from Indo-European *wer-.

Ancestry of “verēcundus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvereorI have respect for, revere, stand in awe; I am...
2Proto-Italicwerēōrbe wary
3Indo-European*wer-—
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