Etymology of the English word impudence
the English word
impudencederived from the Latin word
impudens (shameless, impudent)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
in-using the Latin prefix
im-derived from the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
pudens (shameful; bashful, modest)
derived from the Latin word
pudere (to be ashamed; be ashamed; make ashamed; [me pudet => I am ashamed]; it shames, make ashamed; [me tui pudet => I am ashamed of you])
Date
The earliest known usage of impudence in English dates from the 14th century.
