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fides
Latin · ancient
"faith, trust"
faith, trust
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fidelitas
Latin · ancient
"faithfulness, loyalty"
faithfulness, loyalty, from fides
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fidelite
Old French · medieval
"loyalty and faithfulness"
carried into French for loyalty and faithfulness
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fidelity
English · 1400s
"faithfulness to a person, cause, or standard"
settled as the English word for faithfulness to a person, cause, or standard
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