Where does “fidel” come from?

fidel (Romanian) comes from French fidèle, 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.

fidel (Romanian): loyal

Definitions

  1. loyal

Ancestry of “fidel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfidèleloyal; faithful; a believer
2Latinfidēlisfaithful, loyal
3Latinfidēs—
4Proto-Italicfeiðosfaithful, reliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰosfaithful, trustworthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “fidel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic feiðos →