Where does “fiança” come from?

fiança (Portuguese) comes from Catalan fiar, 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.

fiança (Portuguese): bail

Definitions

  1. bail

Ancestry of “fiança”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfiarto sell on credit; to trust
2Vulgar Latinfidare—
3Latinfīdōto trust, put confidence in
4Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “fiança”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Italic feiðō →