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Where does “biofidelic” come from?

biofidelic (English) comes from English biofidelity, from English fidelity, from Middle French fidélité, from Latin fidēlitās, from Latin fidēlis, from Latin fidēs, from Proto-Italic feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos — to compel, force; to trust.

biofidelic (English): Exhibiting biofidelity; faithfully modelling a...

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting biofidelity; faithfully modelling a...

Ancestry of “biofidelic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiofidelityThe degree of faithfulness of a model to the real...
2EnglishfidelityFaithfulness to one's duties; Loyalty to one's...
3Middle Frenchfidélité—
4Latinfidēlitās—
5Latinfidēlis—
6Latinfidēs—
7Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
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