Etymology of the English word denude
the English word
denudederived from the Latin word
denudare (strip, denude, lay bare)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
nudare (lay bare, strip; leave unprotected)
derived from the Classical Latin word
nudus (nude; bare, stripped)
derived from the Latin word
nodus (knot; knot; node)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ned-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nogÊ·-Date
The earliest known usage of denude in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
