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Where does “pávido” come from?

pávido (Portuguese) comes from Latin pavidus, from Latin paveō, from Proto-Italic pawēō, from Proto-Indo-European paw- — strike; to strike.

pávido (Portuguese): faint; shy

Definitions

  1. faint; shy

Ancestry of “pávido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpavidustrembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed;...
2Latinpaveō—
3Proto-Italicpawēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpaw-strike; to strike
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