Where does “teamă” come from?

teamă (Romanian) comes from Romanian teme, 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.

teamă (Romanian): fear (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Definitions

  1. fear (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

Ancestry of “teamă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantemeto fear
2Latintimeōto fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of
3LatinTīmaeus—
4Ancient GreekΤῑ́μαιος—
5Ancient Greekτῑμάωto pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere

Words derived from “teamă”

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