intrepidness

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What does intrepidness mean?

The quality of being intrepid; bravery.

Where does intrepidness come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *trep- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin trepidus Latin intrepiduslbor. French intrépidebor. English intrepid Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English intrepidness From intrepid + -ness.

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