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English word audacity comes from Latin avidus, Proto-Italic *awidos, and later Proto-Italic *awidēō (To be greedy.)

avidus (Latin)

(for food) Eager, hungry, voracious, gluttonous; insatiable.. (of space) Vast, wide, large.. Eager, desiring, desirous; lustful, passionate.. Greedy, avaricious, covetous.

*awidos (Proto-Italic)

*awidēō (Proto-Italic)

To be greedy.

audere (Latin)

audax (Latin)

Bold.

audacitas (Malayalam)

audacity (English)

Fearlessness, intrepid or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.. Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.

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