Latin

timidus

‘fearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin timidus.

3 English words in this record descend from Latin timidus, most familiar first.

• intimidate ← intimidātus ← intimidō
• timid ← timide
• timidity ← timidité ← timiditas

Etymograph / Latin timidus