Where does “interfaith” come from?
Interfaith derives from English inter- combined with faith, which comes from Latin fides meaning trust or confidence, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-.
interfaith (English): Involving members of different religions
Definitions
- Involving members of different religions
Ancestry of “interfaith”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Faith | — |
| 2 | Middle English | feith | — |
| 3 | Old French | foi | faith; allegiance; faithfulness |
| 4 | Latin | fidēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | feiðos | faithful, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |