Where does “fianĉino” come from?
fianĉino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fianĉo, from French fiancé, from French fiancer, from Italian fidanzare, from Italian fidanza, from Italian fidare, from Vulgar Latin fidare, from Latin fīdō — to compel, force; to trust.
fianĉino (Esperanto): fiancée
Ancestry of “fianĉino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | fianĉo | fiancé; fiancé "or" fiancée |
| 2 | French | fiancé | engaged; fiancé; past participle of fiancer |
| 3 | French | fiancer | to get engaged |
| 4 | Italian | fidanzare | to affiance, to promise, to betroth; to assure |
| 5 | Italian | fidanza | trust, faith; safe-conduct; third-person singular... |
| 6 | Italian | fidare | to entrust something to someone; see affidare; to... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | fidare | — |
| 8 | Latin | fīdō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | feiðō | to trust |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |