Etymology

intrepidness

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Today it means: The quality of being intrepid; bravery. Full definition →

English intrepid ← French intrépide ← Latin intrepidu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Latintrepidus
  8. Latinintrepidu
  9. Frenchintrépide
  10. Englishintrepid
  11. English todayintrepidness

From intrepid + -ness.

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