Where does “intrepid” come from?

Intrepid comes from French intrépide, from Latin intrepidus, composed of the Latin prefix in- and Latin trepidus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "not" and "in."

intrepid (English): Fearless; bold; brave

Definitions

  1. Fearless; bold; brave

Ancestry of “intrepid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintrépideintrepid
2Latinintrepidusfearless, unshaken, undaunted, intrepid
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intrepid”

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