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

  1. Involving members of different religions

Ancestry of “interfaith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFaithalso used as a stage name
2Middle Englishfeithfaith
3Old Frenchfoifaith; allegiance; faithfulness
4Latinfidēs—
5Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “interfaith”

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