English
foedus pacificum
Foedus pacificum comes from Latin foedus ‘alliance’, from Proto-Italic *feiðos ‘faithful’, 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‘alliance’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003foedus pacificum
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‘alliance’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003foedus pacificum
Earliest quotation: 2003, Klaus Dicke, Peace Through International Law and the Case of Iraq: “Moreover, the imbalance of Article 2 para. 4 and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’
confidence, confident, abide, fidelity, defiance, affidavit, bode, confidant, confide, fiduciary, bide, infidel, fealty, foi, perfidy, diffident, 23 more
through Proto-Italic *feiðos ‘faithful’
defy, federally, federalist, federalism, 12 more
through Latin foedus ‘alliance’
Today it means
noun A theoretical global league of republics that would produce world peace.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- / foedus pacificum