Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

Where does “medo” come from?

medo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin metus — fear, dread; anxiety, awe.

Ancestry of “medo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmetusfear, dread; anxiety, awe

Words derived from “medo”

  • medonho
  • medo
  • meda
  • antimedo
  • medo
  • medu
  • medi
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