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Where does “fiducialis” come from?

fiducialis (Latin) comes from Latin fīdūcia, from Latin fīdō, from Proto-Italic feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

Ancestry of “fiducialis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīdūcia—
2Latinfīdō—
3Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
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