Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/feiðos

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Etymology

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    From earlier *θeiðos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-o-s, from *bʰeydʰ- (to trust).

    Adjective

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    *feiðos (comparative *feiðjōs, superlative *feiðisemos)[1]

    1. faithful, reliable

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    • Latin: fīdus
    • Faliscan: fitai

    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 218-9