Etymograph

English

fideist

Fideist comes from French fidéisme ‘fideism’, and goes back to Latin fides.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfides
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentfidéisme‘fideism’
  3. Englishtodayfideist

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfides
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentfidéisme‘fideism’
  3. Englishtodayfideist

Formed from -ist

Linked words

through Latin fides

fidelity, fealty, infidel, perfidy, 5 more

Today it means

noun A subscriber to fideism.

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

Etymograph / Latin fides / fideist

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