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Where does “outrecuidance” come from?

outrecuidance (French) comes from Old French outrecuidance, from Latin cōgitāre.

outrecuidance (French): presumptuousness, impertinence

Definitions

  1. presumptuousness, impertinence

Ancestry of “outrecuidance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoutrecuidance—
2Latincōgitāre—
Every word from Latin cōgitāre →