Etymology

timid

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Today it means: Lacking in courage or confidence. Full definition →

Middle French timide ← Latin timidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Latintimeō
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Latintimidus
  4. Middle Frenchtimide
  5. English todaytimid

From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“to fear”).

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