Where does “infidel” come from?
infidel (Catalan) comes from Latin īnfidēlis, 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.
infidel (Catalan): unfaithful; infidel
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