English
outrecuidance
Outrecuidance comes from Old French outrecuidance, from Latin cogitō ‘to think’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitō‘to act, behave, do, or make persistently or unremittingly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcogitōas cogitare‘to think’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400outrecuidance
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitō‘to act, behave, do, or make persistently or unremittingly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcogitōas cogitare‘to think’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400outrecuidance
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
Earliest quotation: 1819, Walter Scott: “It is full time,” said De Bracy, “that the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, agrarian, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, belligerent, ingest, agitate, axiomatic, agger, samaj, gerund, gestion, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, reactionary, axiom, agonist, antagonism, antagonize, glucagon, stratagem, agonize, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, hyperactivity, unambiguous, reagent, retroactive, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
act, action, active, activity, actual, agent, agency, actor, examination, examine, agenda, activate, squat, ambiguous, enact, agile, agility, assay, ambiguity, radium, actuator, cogent, actuation, inexact, exigent, actuate, redact, 96 more
through Latin agitō ‘to act, behave, do, or make persistently or…’
Today it means
noun Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / outrecuidance