Where does “audacious” come from?
Audacious comes from Latin audacia, formed with the Latin suffix -ia from Ancient Greek -ία and Proto-Indo-European -h₂, ultimately from Proto-Italic awidos.
audacious (English): Showing willingness to take bold risks;...
Definitions
- Showing willingness to take bold risks;...
Ancestry of “audacious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | audācia | The state or quality of being bold; boldness |
| 2 | Latin | audāx | bold, audacious, daring |
| 3 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |