Where does “foi” come from?

foi (French) comes from Middle French foy, from Old French foi, from Latin fidēs, from Proto-Italic feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

foi (French): faith; a depiction of a handshake

Definitions

  1. faith; a depiction of a handshake

Ancestry of “foi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfoyfaith
2Old Frenchfoifaith; allegiance; faithfulness
3Latinfidēs—
4Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “foi”

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