Where does “affiance” come from?
affiance (Middle French) comes from Middle French affier, from Old French afier, from Late Latin affidare, from Vulgar Latin fidare, from Latin fīdō, from Proto-Italic feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
affiance (Middle French): promise (verbal guarantee)
Definitions
- promise (verbal guarantee)
Ancestry of “affiance”, step by step
affiance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French affier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | affier | to promise; to assure; to guarantee |
| 2 | Old French | afier | to promise; to swear |
| 3 | Late Latin | affidare | present active infinitive of affīdō;... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fidare | — |
| 5 | Latin | fīdō | to trust, put confidence in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | feiðō | to trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
via Old French afiance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | afiance | — |
| 2 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |