Where does “fiansa” come from?

fiansa (Old Occitan) comes from Latin Fidentia, from Latin fīdēns, from Latin fīdō, from Proto-Italic feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

fiansa (Old Occitan): faith

Definitions

  1. faith

Ancestry of “fiansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFidentiasituated between Parma and Placentia, now Fidenza
2Latinfīdēnstrusting
3Latinfīdōto trust, put confidence in
4Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Italic feiðō →