temer
/teˈmeɾ/ · A1 · verb
to fear
😨 temer → timid, timorous: same Latin root timere, to fear
From Latin timere (to fear), the source of English timid, timorous and intimidate. Swap the i for an e and you have temer. Temo que... also works as a polite I'm afraid that..., which covers the sorry and suspect senses.