Where does “fīdus” come from?

fīdus (Latin) comes from Latin findō, from Proto-Italic findō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fīdus (Latin): trusty, trustworthy, dependable, credible

Definitions

  1. trusty, trustworthy, dependable, credible

Ancestry of “fīdus”, step by step

fīdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin findō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfindōto cleave, break up, separate, divide, split, part
2Proto-Italicfindōsplit, cleave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Proto-Italic feiðos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “fīdus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic findō →