Etymograph

English

inconfidence

From in- + confidence.

Formed from in- + confidence

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’

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Latin fīdō ‘to trust’

Latin cōnfīdō ‘to believe, confide in’

Latin cōnfīdentia ‘assurance, confidence’

Middle English confidence

English confidence

Today it means

noun Lack of confidence; mistrust.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / inconfidence