Where does “infidelitas” come from?

infidelitas (Latin) comes from Latin īnfidēlis, 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.

infidelitas (Latin): unfaithfulness, faithlessness, infidelity

Definitions

  1. unfaithfulness, faithlessness, infidelity

Ancestry of “infidelitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnfidēlisunfaithful
2Latinfidēlisfaithful, loyal
3Latinfidēs—
4Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “infidelitas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic feiðos →