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Where does “fidanza” come from?

fidanza (Italian) comes from Italian fidare, from Vulgar Latin fidare, from Latin fīdō, from Proto-Italic feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

fidanza (Italian): trust, faith; safe-conduct; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. trust, faith; safe-conduct; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “fidanza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfidareto entrust something to someone; see affidare; to...
2Vulgar Latinfidare—
3Latinfīdō—
4Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “fidanza”

  • fidanzarsi
  • fidanzato
  • fidanzamento
  • fidanzare
  • fidanzata
  • fidanzatissimo
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