Where does “supersfida” come from?

supersfida (Italian) comes from Italian sfida, 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 — to compel, force; to trust.

supersfida (Italian): big match

Definitions

  1. big match

Ancestry of “supersfida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansfidachallenge; the compensation due to the...
2Italiansfidareto challenge; to defy; to discourage, dishearten
3Italiandisfidareto challenge; to distrust; to deem hopeless
4Medieval Latindisfidare
5Latindisfido
6LatinfidoI trust, put confidence in; I rely upon; dative...
7Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ-