Where does “impudently” come from?
Impudently comes from Middle French impudent, from Latin impudens meaning "immodest or shameless," formed from the prefix in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and ḱóm.
impudently (English): In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance;...
Definitions
- In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance;...
Ancestry of “impudently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impudent | Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced |
| 2 | Middle English | impudent | shameless, immodest |
| 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 |