Boldness or daring; an archaic or poetic form meaning audacity or courageous confidence in action.
From Old French and Latin 'audacia' (boldness), derived from 'audax' (bold), which comes from 'audere' (to dare). The '-e' ending reflects French influence.
The Latin root 'audere' (to dare) also gave us 'audit' (originally 'to listen to,' but implying the boldness to examine someone's accounts)—daring and listening aren't obvious connections, but they evolved together!
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