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