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Where does “fealté” come from?

fealté (Old French) comes from Latin fidēlitās, 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.

fealté (Old French): Alternative form of feelté

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of feelté

Ancestry of “fealté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfidēlitās—
2Latinfidēlis—
3Latinfidēs—
4Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “fealté”

  • feaulté
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