Where does “fierté” come from?
fierté (French) comes from French fier, from Old French fier, 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.
fierté (French): pride (positive emotion), self-esteem
Definitions
- pride (positive emotion), self-esteem
Ancestry of “fierté”, step by step
fierté traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fier | proud, gratified, honoured |
| 2 | Old French | fier | to trust |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fidare | — |
| 4 | Latin | fīdō | to trust, put confidence in |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | feiðō | to trust |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
via Latin feritas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | feritas | wildness; savagery, brutality, ferocity |
| 2 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |