Where does “impudence” come from?
Impudence comes from Middle French impudence, derived from Latin impudentia, meaning shamelessness or lack of modesty.
impudence (English): The quality of being impudent, not showing due...
Definitions
- The quality of being impudent, not showing due...
Ancestry of “impudence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | impudence | — |
| 2 | Latin | impudentia | shamelessness; effrontery; nominative neuter... |
| 3 | Latin | impudēns | shameless, without shame, arrogant, impudent |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |