Where does “miedo” come from?

miedo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish miedo, from Latin metus — fear, dread; anxiety, awe.

miedo (Spanish): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “miedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmiedofear
2Latinmetusfear, dread; anxiety, awe

Words derived from “miedo”

Every word from Latin metus →Every word from Old Spanish miedo →