Where does “receio” come from?

receio (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese recear, from Old Portuguese recear, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

receio (Portuguese): fear, awe; concern, apprehension, trepidation

Definitions

  1. fear, awe; concern, apprehension, trepidation

Ancestry of “receio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserecearto fear, dread; to suspect
2Old Portugueserecear—
3Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “receio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Latin re- →