Where does “sfidare” come from?

sfidare (Italian) comes 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.

sfidare (Italian): to challenge; to defy; to discourage, dishearten

Definitions

  1. to challenge; to defy; to discourage, dishearten

Ancestry of “sfidare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sfidare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Italic feiðō →