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