myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of fedele

Etymology of the Italian word fedele

the Italian word fedele

derived from the Latin word fidelis (faithful, loyal, devoted)

derived from the Late Latin word fides (chord, instrument string; constellation Lyra; faith, loyalty; honesty)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheidh-

Catalan fidel, Dutch fideel, English fidelity, French fidèle, German fidel, Portuguese fiel, Spanish fiel