Etymograph

English

Fidel

Fidel comes from Latin Fidēlis ‘faithful’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFidēlis‘faithful’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentFidel
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFidēlis‘faithful’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentFidel
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin Fidēlis ‘faithful’

fealty, infidelity, 3 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Spanish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Fidēlis / Fidel

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