Where does “Faith” come from?

Faith derives from Middle English faith, from Old French fei, from Latin fides meaning trust or confidence, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-.

Faith (English): also used as a stage name

Definitions

  1. also used as a stage name

Ancestry of “Faith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfeithfaith
2Old Frenchfoifaith; allegiance; faithfulness
3Latinfidēs—
4Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “Faith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →