Where does “ex-fiancée” come from?
ex-fiancée (English) comes from English fiancée, from French fiancée, from French fiancé, from French fiancer, from Italian fidanzare, from Italian fidanza, from Italian fidare, from Vulgar Latin fidare — to compel, force; to trust.
ex-fiancée (English): A former fiancée; a woman who has been previously engaged to be married but has not done so
Definitions
- A former fiancée; a woman who has been previously engaged to be married but has not done so
Ancestry of “ex-fiancée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiancée | A woman who is engaged to be married |
| 2 | French | fiancée | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 3 | French | fiancé | engaged; fiancé; past participle of fiancer |
| 4 | French | fiancer | to get engaged |
| 5 | Italian | fidanzare | to affiance, to promise, to betroth; to assure |
| 6 | Italian | fidanza | trust, faith; safe-conduct; third-person singular... |
| 7 | Italian | fidare | to entrust something to someone; see affidare; to... |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | fidare | — |
| 9 | Latin | fīdō | to trust, put confidence in |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | feiðō | to trust |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |