Where does “audacity” come from?
Audacity comes from Middle English audacite, from Medieval Latin audacitas, from Latin audax meaning bold, derived from Proto-Italic awidēō and awidos.
audacity (English): Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or...
Definitions
- Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or...
Ancestry of “audacity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | audacite | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | audacitas | — |
| 3 | Latin | audāx | — |
| 4 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “audacity”