verecundia

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Latin word verecundia comes from Latin -ia, Latin verecundus

-ia (Latin)

Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an adjective stem.

(by extension) worthy of reverence, venerable. Feeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest.

verecundia (Latin)

Knowing one's place, regarded as a virtue; coyness, modesty. Shame, awe.

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