Where does “infidélité” come from?

infidélité (Middle French) comes from Latin infidelitas, 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.

Ancestry of “infidélité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininfidelitasunfaithfulness, faithlessness, infidelity
2Latinīnfidēlisunfaithful
3Latinfidēlisfaithful, loyal
4Latinfidēs
5Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “infidélité

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