Where does “īnfidēlis” come from?
īnfidēlis (Latin) comes from Latin fidēlis, from Latin fidēs, from Proto-Italic feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
Ancestry of “īnfidēlis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fidēlis | — |
| 2 | Latin | fidēs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | feiðos | faithful, reliable |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |