Where does “verēcundus” come from?

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

verēcundus (Latin): feeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest

Definitions

  1. feeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest

Ancestry of “verēcundus”, step by step

verēcundus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vereor

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

via Latin verērī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverērī—

Words derived from “verēcundus”

Every word from Indo-European *wer- →Every word from Proto-Italic werēōr →Every word from Latin vereor →
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