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Does anyone know the origin and the first date the word “intrepid” was used?

Does anyone know the origin and the first date the word “intrepid” was used?

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A few days ago
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in·trep·id /ɪnˈtrɛpɪd/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-trep-id] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective

resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.

[Origin: 1690–1700; < L intrepidus, equiv. to in- in-3 + trepidus anxious; see trepidation] —Related forms in·tre·pid·i·ty, in·trep·id·ness, noun in·trep·id·ly, adverb —Synonyms brave, courageous, bold. —Antonyms timid. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This in·trep·id (ĭn-trěp'ĭd) Pronunciation Key adj. Resolutely courageous; fearless. See Synonyms at brave. [Latin intrepidus : in-, not; see in-1 + trepidus, alarmed.] in'tre·pid'i·ty (-trə-pĭd'ĭ-tē), in·trep'id·ness n., in·trep'id·ly adv. (Download Now or Buy the Book) The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This intrepid 1627 (implied in intrepidness), from L. intrepidus "unshaken, undaunted," from in- "not" + trepidus "alarmed." Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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A few days ago
Dan S
Intrepid means fearless, bold and brave and was a Latin word. It was probably first used as a title for a British Ship of the Line. Since then Britian has kept the name in service by naming new ships Intrepid when the previous one is retired. The name has also been honored and used in Star Trek. As for the date when it was first used, that would be lost to history when the Latin language was first developed. As to when that happened the oldest Latin writing we have dates to the 6 century B.C. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin)

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Intrepid

“The first Intrepid was a third rate ship of the line captured from the French in 1747.”

According to Wikictionary: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intrepid

“Latin intrepidus from in- (“not”) + trepidus (“anxious, nervous”)

Fearless; bold; brave.”

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5 years ago
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I like to throw this in conversation every once in a while. Spice things up a bit…keep it real you know. It really helps people understand exactly how you feel about whatever you are calling tubular. I mean, really, sometimes cool just dont cut it.
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A few days ago
The old man
from the Latin ‘intrepidus’ meaning unshaken undaunted .. the word is used by Apuleius in “the tale of golden ***’ I have also found reference in works of Plautius, Miles Gloriousus

dates? around3rd to 1st century BCE

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A few days ago
Kimberly W
1801-1805 and the origin is like american naval or sumthng
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A few days ago
Anonymous
www.wordorigins.org
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