Etymology

pudic

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Today it means: Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste. Full definition →

French pudique ← Latin pudīcus
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  1. Latin · derived frompudīcus
  2. French · derived frompudique
  3. English todaypudic

From French pudique, from Latin pudīcus, from pudet (“it shames”).

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