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Fiancee

4 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a woman who is engaged to be married
1
Stage 1 of 4
fidare
Latin · ancient
"to trust"
meaning "to trust"
2
Stage 2 of 4
fiancer
Old French · medieval
"to betroth"
meaning "to promise" or "betroth"
3
Stage 3 of 4
fiancée
French · 1800s
"a woman engaged to be married"
the feminine form for a woman engaged to be married
4
Stage 4 of 4
fiancee
English · 1800s
"a woman engaged to be married"
adopted directly from French
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