Where does “medo” come from?

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

medo (Portuguese): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “medo”, step by step

medo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Mēdus

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

via Old Occitan medo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanmedo—
2Latinmetusfear, dread; anxiety, awe

Words derived from “medo”

Every word from Old Median Mada →Every word from Ancient Greek Μῆδος →Every word from Latin Mēdus →