Etymology of the English word impudicity
the English word
impudicityderived from the Late Latin word
impudicitasderived from the Latin word
impudicus (shameless; unchaste; flaunting accepted sexual code)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
pudicus (chaste, modest; virtuous)
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])
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 Old French word
impudicitederived from the Latin word
impudicus (shameless; unchaste; flaunting accepted sexual code)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
pudicus (chaste, modest; virtuous)
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])
using the Latin prefix
im-derived from the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of impudicity in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
