Where does “timide” come from?

timide (Middle French) comes from Latin timidus, from Latin timeō, from Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος, from Ancient Greek τῑμάω.

Ancestry of “timide”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	timidus	fearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardly
2	Latin	timeō	—
3	Latin	Tīmaeus	—
4	Ancient Greek	Τῑ́μαιος	—
5	Ancient Greek	τῑμάω	—