Where does “trepida” come from?
trepida (Romanian) comes from French trépider, from Latin trepidō, from Latin trepidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
trepida (Romanian): to shake, vibrate, judder
Definitions
- to shake, vibrate, judder
Ancestry of “trepida”, step by step
trepida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French trépider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | trépider | to vibrate; to shudder; to throb |
| 2 | Latin | trepidō | to hurry with alarm, bustle about anxiously, to be in a state of confusion, agitation, or trepidation |
| 3 | Latin | trepidus | nervous, jumpy, agitated; perilous, alarming |
| 4 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via Latin trepidāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trepidāre | — |