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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
1Latinfidēlitās—
2Latinfidēlis—
3Latinfidēs—
4Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
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