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Where does “fidanzarsi” come from?

fidanzarsi (Italian) comes from Italian fidanzare, from Italian fidanza, 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.

fidanzarsi (Italian): to get engaged

Definitions

  1. to get engaged

Ancestry of “fidanzarsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfidanzareto affiance, to promise, to betroth; to assure
2Italianfidanzatrust, faith; safe-conduct; third-person singular...
3Italianfidareto entrust something to someone; see affidare; to...
4Vulgar Latinfidare—
5Latinfīdō—
6Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
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