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Where does “fianĉo” come from?

fianĉo (Esperanto) comes from French fiancé, from French fiancer, from Italian fidanzare, from Italian fidanza, from Italian fidare, from Vulgar Latin fidare, from Latin fīdō, from Proto-Italic feiðō — to compel, force; to trust.

fianĉo (Esperanto): fiancé; fiancé "or" fiancée

Definitions

  1. fiancé; fiancé "or" fiancée

Ancestry of “fianĉo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfiancéengaged; fiancé; past participle of fiancer
2Frenchfiancerto get engaged
3Italianfidanzareto affiance, to promise, to betroth; to assure
4Italianfidanzatrust, faith; safe-conduct; third-person singular...
5Italianfidareto entrust something to someone; see affidare; to...
6Vulgar Latinfidare—
7Latinfīdō—
8Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “fianĉo”

  • fianĉino
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