English
foederatus
Foederatus comes from Latin foederātus ‘allied’, from foedus ‘league, agreement’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-osreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*feiðos‘faithful’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoedus‘league, agreement’next step skipped: Latin foederō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoederātus‘allied’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011foederatus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-osreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*feiðos‘faithful’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoedus‘league, agreement’next step skipped: Latin foederō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoederātus‘allied’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011foederatus
Earliest quotation: 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms: “In the middle stage, the Reges Gothorum saw themselves…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’
confidence, confident, abide, affidavit, fidelity, defiance, fiduciary, confidant, bode, confide, fealty, infidel, foi, bide, diffident, perfidy, 22 more
through Proto-Italic *feiðos ‘faithful’
defy, federally, federalist, federalism, 11 more
through Latin foedus ‘league, agreement’
Today it means
noun A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- / foederatus