impertinence

Impertinence (from Latin impertinens , `` does not belong to the matter '') describes in educational language an intrusive or impudent feeling (both a direct action and a corresponding attitude) that is perceived as inappropriate. In their original, meanwhile little used meaning, impertinence can be secondary, something simply not belonging to the matter.

The adjective impertinent for 'improper, cheeky, outrageous' was derived from the late Latin impertinēns 'not belonging' and lived on in Middle Latin legal language ( cf.impertinentia interrogatoria for 'not related, irrelevant questions'). It was there that the meaning of 'inappropriate, inappropriate, foolish' developed. In the 17th century it was borrowed from the legal language into German and passed into 'cheeky, outrageous' outside the legal sphere, as well as impertinence for 'outrageousness, impertinence ' in the 18th century .

See also

• arrogance
• Chutzpah
• audacity

Web links

Wiktionary: Impertinence  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ impertinence. In: Digital dictionary of the German language . Retrieved August 23, 2019