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Where does “foedus” come from?

foedus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic foiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

foedus (Latin): treaty, agreement, contract; league; pact,...

Definitions

  1. treaty, agreement, contract; league; pact,...

Ancestry of “foedus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfoiðos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “foedus”

  • federation
  • confederation
  • confederacy
  • federationist
  • foederatus
  • federationism
  • confederationist
  • defederation
  • fedifragous
  • fedity
  • confederationism
  • foedo
  • foedero
  • foederatio
  • foederatus
  • confoedero
  • foedare
  • confoederandus
  • foeditas
  • foedifragus
  • foederaturus
  • foedans
  • foedaturus
  • foedandus
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