Inherited from Proto-Italic * feiðos ( “ faithful ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European * bʰeydʰ-os , from * bʰeydʰ- ( “ to trust ” ) . Same root as fīdō , fidēs , fīdus , and Proto-Germanic * bīdaną . Perhaps a corruption from an o-stem.
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foedus adj. with comp. and sup. Source etymology: FAV- , foul, filthy, loathsome, repulsive, ugly, unseemly, detestable, abominable, horrible : foedissimum monstrum: volucris, O.: caput Impexā porrigine, H.: volnus, O.:
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foedus eris, n Source etymology: 1 FID- , a league, treaty, compact, alliance : foedus facere: pacto iam foedere provinciarum: navem imperare ex foedere: Ambiorigem sibi foedere adiungunt, Cs.: societatem foedere confirm
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From Proto-Italic * foiðos ( “ afraid ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European * bʰeyh₂- ( “ to frighten; be afraid ” ) .
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