Where does “intrepidly” come from?
intrepidly (English) comes from English intrepid, from French intrépide, from Latin intrepidus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intrepidly (English): In an intrepid manner
Ancestry of “intrepidly”, 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 |