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.