shy; weak-willed; prudish; god-fearing
“En Roma se consideraba que los ciervos eran animales timoratos, indignos de los senadores (que preferían los jabalíes), porque huían al ser atacados y supuestamente adoraban la música” — In Rome, deer were considered to be shy animals, unworthy of the senators (who preferred boars), because they fled when attacked and apparently loved music
Etymology tree Latin timeō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin timor Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin timōrātusbor. Spanish timorato Borrowed from Latin timōrātus (“God-fearing”).