Where does “fiancar” come from?
fiancar (Ido) comes from English fiancé, from French fiancé, from French fiancer, from Italian fidanzare, from Italian fidanza, from Italian fidare, from Vulgar Latin fidare, from Latin fīdō — to compel, force; to trust.
fiancar (Ido): to betroth, affiance, pledge in marriage
Definitions
- to betroth, affiance, pledge in marriage
Ancestry of “fiancar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiancé | A man who is engaged to be married; A person... |
| 2 | French | fiancé | engaged; fiancé; past participle of fiancer |
| 3 | French | fiancer | to get engaged |
| 4 | Italian | fidanzare | to affiance, to promise, to betroth; to assure |
| 5 | Italian | fidanza | trust, faith; safe-conduct; third-person singular... |
| 6 | Italian | fidare | to entrust something to someone; see affidare; to... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | fidare | — |
| 8 | Latin | fīdō | to trust, put confidence in |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | feiðō | to trust |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |