Where does “intrepidity” come from?
Intrepidity comes from French intrépidité, from Latin intrepiditas, composed of Latin in- and trepidus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én meaning not and being.
intrepidity (English): The quality of being intrepid; bravery
Definitions
- The quality of being intrepid; bravery
Ancestry of “intrepidity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | intrepid | Fearless; bold; brave |
| 2 | French | intrépide | intrepid |
| 3 | Latin | intrepidus | fearless, unshaken, undaunted, intrepid |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |