Where does “desfidar” come from?
desfidar (Ido) comes from Ido fidar, from Esperanto fidi, from Esperanto fido, from Latin fidēs, from Proto-Italic feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
desfidar (Ido): to distrust, to mistrust, to doubt
Definitions
- to distrust, to mistrust, to doubt
Ancestry of “desfidar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | fidar | to trust, have confidence, have faith |
| 2 | Esperanto | fidi | to trust |
| 3 | Esperanto | fido | faith, trust |
| 4 | Latin | fidēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | feiðos | faithful, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |