Where does “fidelitat” come from?

fidelitat (Catalan) comes from Latin fidēlitās, from Latin fidēlis, from Latin fidēs, from Proto-Italic feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

fidelitat (Catalan): faithfulness; trueness

Definitions

  1. faithfulness; trueness

Ancestry of “fidelitat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfidēlitāsfaithfulness, fidelity
2Latinfidēlisfaithful, loyal
3Latinfidēs—
4Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic feiðos →