Where does “intimida” come from?

intimida (Romanian) comes from French intimider, from Medieval Latin intimidare, from Latin intimido, from Latin timidus, from Latin timeō, from Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος, from Ancient Greek τῑμάω — to pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere.

intimida (Romanian): to intimidate

Definitions

  1. to intimidate

Ancestry of “intimida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintimiderto intimidate
2Medieval Latinintimidareto intimidate; to make afraid
3LatinintimidoI make afraid
4Latintimidusfearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardly
5Latintimeōto fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of
6LatinTīmaeus—
7Ancient GreekΤῑ́μαιος—
8Ancient Greekτῑμάωto pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere

Words derived from “intimida”

Every word from Ancient Greek τῑμάω →Every word from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος →Every word from Latin Tīmaeus →