Where does “Fidel” come from?
Fidel (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Fidel, 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.
Ancestry of “Fidel”, step by step