The story
- Latin · derived fromaudāx“bold”
- Medieval Latin · derived fromaudācitās
- Middle English · inherited fromaudacite
- English todayaudacity
From Middle English audacite, from Medieval Latin audācitās (whence -acity), from Latin audāx (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).
Words from the same roots
Latinaudāx all →
audax
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.