Where does “intimidare” come from?

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

intimidare (Romanian): intimidation

Definitions

  1. intimidation

Ancestry of “intimidare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianintimidato intimidate
2Frenchintimiderto intimidate
3Medieval Latinintimidareto intimidate; to make afraid
4LatinintimidoI make afraid
5Latintimidusfearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardly
6Latintimeōto fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of
7LatinTīmaeus
8Ancient GreekΤῑ́μαιος
9Ancient Greekτῑμάωto pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere
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