Where does “paventare” come from?
paventare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin pavento, from Latin pavens, from Latin paveo, from Proto-Italic pawēō, from Proto-Indo-European paw- — strike; to strike.
Ancestry of “paventare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pavento | third-person plural future active imperative of... |
| 2 | Latin | pavens | trembling or quaking with fear; fearing, dreading |
| 3 | Latin | paveo | I am struck with fear, I am afraid or terrified;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pawēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | paw- | strike; to strike |
Words derived from “paventare”