Where does “fido” come from?

fido (Esperanto) comes from Latin fidēs, from Proto-Italic feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

fido (Esperanto): faith, trust

Definitions

  1. faith, trust

Ancestry of “fido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfidēs—
2Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “fido”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic feiðos →