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-.
Ancestry of “Faith”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | feith | — |
| 2 | Old French | foi | faith; allegiance; faithfulness |
| 3 | Latin | fidēs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | feiðos | faithful, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
Words derived from “Faith”