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Where does “audacite” come from?

audacite (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin audacitas, from Latin audāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “audacite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinaudacitas—
2Latinaudāx—
3Latin-āx—
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “audacite”

  • audacity
  • inaudacity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →