Timorously
/ˈtɪm.ər.əs.li/noun
In a timid, fearful, or hesitant manner.
Did you know?It comes from Latin *timor*, meaning “fear,” the same root behind *timid* and *timorous*—so the word literally carries fear as its core energy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tem-
“to fear, be afraid”
Latin
Latin
timēre
“to fear”
Latin
Latin
timor
“fear”
Late Latin
Latin
timorōsus
“fearful, full of fear”
Middle English
English
timorous
“fearful, timid”
Modern English
English
timorously
“in a fearful or timid manner”