Where does “affiance” come from?
affiance (English) comes from Middle French affiance, from Middle French affier, from Old French afier, from Late Latin affidare, from Vulgar Latin fidare, from Latin fīdō, from Proto-Italic feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti — to compel, force; to trust.
Ancestry of “affiance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | affiance | — |
| 2 | Middle French | affier | to promise; to assure; to guarantee |
| 3 | Old French | afier | to promise; to swear |
| 4 | Late Latin | affidare | present active infinitive of affīdō;... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | fidare | — |
| 6 | Latin | fīdō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | feiðō | to trust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |