impudemment

Forms

impudemment^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from French impudent + -ment.^[2][3][1][4] The adjective impudent is from Latin impudēns (“shameless”), from in- (“not”) and pudēns (“modest”), the present participle of pudeō (“to be ashamed”).^[5]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is first recorded on 17 September 1461, in a royal ordinance, in the spelling impudamment, meaning “shamelessly”.^[2][3][6] The dictionaries date the adjective impudent only to about 1500.^[2][5]

Semantic evolution

The spelling impudemment is found from the end of the 15th century.^[7] Littré quotes it from the 15th-century Amant ressuscité, and Amyot used it in the 16th century.^[4] The adverb is still fairly common in formal language.^[5]

Timeline

• 1461 – Impudamment appears in a royal ordinance.^[2][3]
• Late 15th century – The spelling impudemment is recorded.^[7]

Meanings

Adverb

1. impudently, shamelessly, as in mentir impudemment^[2][8][9]

Related words

• impudent
• impudence
• pudeur
• Latin impudēns

References

1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e Trésor de la langue française informatisé (2004), ATILF – CNRS & Université de Lorraine, atilf.fr/tlfi; electronic version of Imbs, Paul; Quemada, Bernard, eds. (1971–1994), Trésor de la langue française, Paris: CNRS / Gallimard
3. ^ a b c Rey, Alain, ed. (2005), Le Grand Robert de la langue française, electronic version, Paris: Le Robert
4. ^ a b Littré, Émile (1873–1877), Dictionnaire de la langue française, 4 vols. and supplement, Paris: Hachette
5. ^ a b c Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
6. ^ Rey-Debove, Josette; Rey, Alain, eds. (2007), Le Petit Robert de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
7. ^ a b Guilbert, Louis; Lagane, René; Niobey, Georges, eds. (1971–1978; 1989), Grand Larousse de la langue française, Paris: Larousse
8. ^ Dictionnaire de français Larousse, larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais (accessed 2024)
9. ^ Dictionnaire Le Robert en ligne, dictionnaire.lerobert.com (accessed 2024)