Where does “sfida” come from?

sfida (Italian) comes from Italian sfidare, from Italian disfidare, from Medieval Latin disfidare, from Latin disfido, from Latin fido, from Proto-Italic feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

sfida (Italian): challenge; the compensation due to the...

Definitions

  1. challenge; the compensation due to the...

Ancestry of “sfida”, step by step

sfida traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian sfidare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansfidareto challenge; to defy; to discourage, dishearten
2Italiandisfidareto challenge; to distrust; to deem hopeless
3Medieval Latindisfidare—
4Latindisfido—
5LatinfidoI trust, put confidence in; I rely upon; dative...
6Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via Italian disfida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandisfidachallenge; third-person singular present...
2Italiandis-dis
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Italian fida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianfidaA tax on cultivated land; Synonym of affida;...
2Italianfidareto entrust something to someone; see affidare; to...
3Vulgar Latinfidare—
4Latinfīdōto trust, put confidence in

Words derived from “sfida”

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