| 【fid-, fis-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "fidere," "fides," and "fidelis." It carries the basic meaning of "trust," and "faith." from PIE *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fid-, fis-"]
confidence ****[1421] If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
confident ****[1701] If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
confidently ☆[4850] confident + ly
defy ☆[5446] If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
faith ****[1548] If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.
faithful **[4534] Someone who is faithful to a person, organization, idea, or activity remains firm in their belief in them or support for them.
faithfully **[4533] faithful + ly
[WORD ROOT]root fid
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fid, fy, fia, fai, fidel
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) fidere, fides, fidelis
[MEANING]root trust, faith
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 fidere to trust
- 【Latin】 fides [from root of fidere] trust, faith, confidence, reliance, credence, belief
- 【Latin】 fidelis [from fides] faithful, true, trusty, sincere
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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confidence ★★★★[1421] noun from confide 〈 fid
【DEFINITION】 If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
【pl.】 confidences
【SYNONYM】 assurance
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together ⑵ fid; trust, faith ⑶ ence(ance); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin confidere》 com+fidere; to have full trust or reliance
【First Known Meaning】 assurance or belief in the good will, veracity, etc. of another
【DERIVATIVEs】 confide, confidence, confident, confidential, confidentiality, confidentially, confidentialness, confidently, confider
confident ★★★★[1701] adjective from confide 〈 fid
【DEFINITION】 If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
【ANTONYM】 nervous
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ fid; trust, faith ⑶ ent(ant); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin confidere》 com+fidere; to have full trust or reliance
【First Known Meaning】 self-reliant, sure of oneself
【DERIVATIVEs】 confide, confidence, confident, confidential, confidently, confider
confidently ☆[4850] adverb from confide 〈 fid
【DEFINITION】 confident + ly
【COMPOSITION】 confident + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ fid; trust, faith ⑶ ent(ant); adjective suffix ⑷ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin confidere》 com+fidere; to have full trust or reliance
【DERIVATIVEs】 confident, confidently, confide, confidence
defy ☆[5446] verb from defy 〈 fid
【DEFINITION】 If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
【Declension/Conjugation】 defied defied defying defies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de(dis); away, spart, aside ⑵ fy(fid); trust, faith
【First Known Meaning】 to renounce one's allegiance
【DERIVATIVEs】 defiance, defiant, defier, defy
faith ★★★★[1548] noun from faith 〈 fid
【DEFINITION】 If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.
【pl.】 faiths
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fai(fid); trust, faith ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fidere》 to trust
【DERIVATIVEs】 faithful, faithfully, faithfulness, faith
faithful ★★[4534] adjective from faith 〈 fid
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is faithful to a person, organization, idea, or activity remains firm in their belief in them or support for them.
【SYNONYM】 loyal
【ANTONYM】 unfaithful
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fai(fid); trust, faith ⑵ th; noun suffix ⑶ ful; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fidere》 to trust
【First Known Meaning】 sincerely religious, devout, pious,
【DERIVATIVEs】 faithful, faithfully, faithfulness, faith
faithfully ★★[4533] adverb from faith 〈 fid
【DEFINITION】 faithful + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fai(fid); trust, faith ⑵ th; noun suffix ⑶ ful; adjective suffix ⑷ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fidere》 to trust
【DERIVATIVEs】 faithful, faithfully, faithfulness, faith
Other words containing "fid-, fis-"; confidante, confide, confidential, confidentiality, confidentially, confidentialness, confider, deffident, defiance, diffident, fealty, fiance, fiancee, fid, fidelity, fiduciary, infidel, infidelity, perfidious, perfidy
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
-fest-
fer
fend
femin
favor
fast
fascin
fare
far-, fat-, fam-
far
