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Where does “fide” come from?

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

fide (Latin): faithfully; ablative singular of fidēs; genitive...

Definitions

  1. faithfully; ablative singular of fidēs; genitive...

Ancestry of “fide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīdus—
2Latinfindō—
3Proto-Italicfindōsplit, cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
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