Where does “fe” come from?

fe (Old Spanish) comes from Latin fidēs, from Proto-Italic feiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

fe (Old Spanish): faith

Definitions

  1. faith

Ancestry of “fe”, step by step

fe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fidēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfidēs
2Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via Arabic هَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهَاbehold, look!; oh

Words derived from “fe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰosEvery word from Proto-Italic feiðos