Where does “pávido” come from?
pávido (Spanish) comes from Latin pavidus, from Latin paveō, from Proto-Italic pawēō, from Proto-Indo-European paw- — strike; to strike.
pávido (Spanish): faint, shy
Ancestry of “pávido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pavidus | trembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed;... |
| 2 | Latin | paveō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pawēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | paw- | strike; to strike |