Where does “confide” come from?
Confide comes from Latin confido, formed from the prefix con- and a root from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, ultimately related to Latin cum meaning "with" and the Proto-Indo-European root bʰeydʰ-.
confide (English): To trust, have faith; To entrust to the...
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- To trust, have faith; To entrust to the...
Ancestry of “confide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | confido | I am confident or assured of, confide in,... |
| 2 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 3 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 4 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |