Timid
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mid 16th century: from Latin timidus, from timere ‘to fear’.
wiktionary
From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus(“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō(“I fear”).
etymonline
timid (adj.)
1540s, from French timide "easily frightened, shy" (16c.) and directly from Latin timidus "fearful, afraid, cowardly," from timere "to fear," a word of uncertain origin. Related: Timidly; timidness.