English
diffide
Diffide comes from Latin diffido ‘to distrust’, from fīdō ‘to trust, put confidence in’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéydʰeti‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*feiðō‘to trust’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīdō‘to trust, put confidence in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiffido‘to distrust’
- Englishearliest quotation 1662diffide
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéydʰeti‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*feiðō‘to trust’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīdō‘to trust, put confidence in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiffido‘to distrust’
- Englishearliest quotation 1662diffide
Earliest quotation: 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism: “Nor is it sufficient ground to diffide to the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’
federal, federation, confederate, defy, defiance, fidelity, bode, foi, fealty, confidante, infidel, perfidy, 25 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti ‘to trust’
through Latin fīdō ‘to trust, put confidence in’
confidence, confident, affidavit, fiduciary, confidant, confide, 3 more
Today it means
verb To be distrustful
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- / diffide