Etymology

impavid

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Today it means: fearless, undaunted Full definition →

Latin impavidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *n̥-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinpaveō
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Latinpavidus
  8. Latinimpavidus
  9. English todayimpavid

From Latin impavidus, itself from im- (“not”) + pavidus (“fearful”).

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