adjective/mjeˈdoso/
fearful, timid, tremulous
Synonyms: temeroso, medroso
Etymology tree
Latin metus
Old Spanish miedo
Spanish miedo
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?
Old Latin -ōssus
Latin -ōsus
Old Spanish -oso
Spanish -oso
Spanish miedoso
From miedo + -oso.
noun, masculine/mjeˈdoso/plural: miedosos
miedoso is masculine in Spanish.
scaredy-cat, coward
Etymology tree
Latin metus
Old Spanish miedo
Spanish miedo
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?
Old Latin -ōssus
Latin -ōsus
Old Spanish -oso
Spanish -oso
Spanish miedoso
From miedo + -oso.