pudeo.
to cause shame
Meaning & usage
to cause shame
mē pudet ― I am ashamed
to be ashamed
Where this word comes from
From pre-Latin *pudēō, further origin uncertain. *De Vaan suggests it could be related to Proto-Indo-European *spewd- (“to press, hurry”) or to the root of Latin paviō (“to hit”) or paveō (“to be frightened”). Latin paviō may be from *ph₂u-, cognate to Ancient Greek παίω (paíō), from a root *peh₂w- or *pyeh₂w- (“to hit, strike”). Latin paveō may be from the same root, but Schrijver 1991 prefers to derive it from *pow- (viewing it as cognate with Welsh ofn). *Pokorny 1959 reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *pēu-, *pəu-, *pū̆- (“to cut, strike, hit”). If derived from a root meaning "to hit", compare typologically Proto-Slavic *stydъ (<< Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-).
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