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Where does “fiducially” come from?

fiducially (English) comes from English fiducial, from Latin fiducialis, from Latin fīdūcia, from Latin fīdō, from Proto-Italic feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

fiducially (English): With confidence

Definitions

  1. With confidence

Ancestry of “fiducially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiducialAccepted as a fixed basis of reference; Based on...
2Latinfiducialis—
3Latinfīdūcia—
4Latinfīdō—
5Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
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