Where does “miedu” come from?

miedu (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu medu, from Portuguese medo, from Latin Mēdus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος, from Old Median Mada.

miedu (Papiamentu): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “miedu”, step by step

miedu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu medu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianumedufear
2Portuguesemedofear
3LatinMēdus—
4Ancient GreekΜῆδοςan inhabitant of Media; a Mede or Median
5Old MedianMada—

via Spanish miedo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmiedofear
2Old Spanishmiedofear
Every word from Old Median Mada →Every word from Ancient Greek Μῆδος →Every word from Latin Mēdus →