Where does “fido” come from?

fido (Spanish) comes from Latin fīdus, from Latin findō, from Proto-Italic findō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fido (Spanish): faithful, loyal

Definitions

  1. faithful, loyal

Ancestry of “fido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīdustrusty, trustworthy, dependable, credible
2Latinfindōto cleave, break up, separate, divide, split, part
3Proto-Italicfindōsplit, cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic findō →