Where does “diffida” come from?

diffida (Italian) comes from Italian diffidare, from Latin diffīdere.

diffida (Italian): notice, warning; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. notice, warning; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “diffida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandiffidareto distrust, or be suspicious; to warn or caution
2Latindiffīdere—
Every word from Latin diffīdere →Every word from Italian diffidare →
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