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Where does “faida” come from?

faida (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin faida, from Proto-West Germanic faihiþu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

faida (Italian): feud, especially a continuing conflict between...

Definitions

  1. feud, especially a continuing conflict between...

Ancestry of “faida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfaida—
2Proto-West Germanicfaihiþuenmity, hostility; feud
3Proto-West Germanic-iþuForms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

Words derived from “faida”

  • faide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →