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Where does “temer” come from?

temer (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese temer, from Latin timeō, from Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος, from Ancient Greek τῑμάω.

temer (Portuguese): to fear; to be afraid; to fear for; to worry...

Definitions

  1. to fear; to be afraid; to fear for; to worry...

Ancestry of “temer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetemer—
2Latintimeō—
3LatinTīmaeus—
4Ancient GreekΤῑ́μαιος—
5Ancient Greekτῑμάω—

Words derived from “temer”

  • temente
  • temível
Every word from Ancient Greek τῑμάω →