Where does “fiar” come from?

fiar (Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan 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.

fiar (Portuguese): to spin; to trust

Definitions

  1. to spin; to trust

Ancestry of “fiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanfiar—
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 “fiar”

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