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93421 Etymology dictionary, p. Fay.2
fem. proper name, in some cases from Middle English fei, Old French fei "faith," or else from fay "fairy."
93422 Etymology dictionary, p. faithful (adj.).1
faithful (adj.)
93423 Etymology dictionary, p. faithful (adj.).2
… of faith" is from late 14c. (Church Latin used fideles in same sense). Related: Faithfully; faithfulness. Old Faithful geyser named 1870 by explorer Gen. Henry …
93424 Etymology dictionary, p. faith (n.).1
faith (n.)
93425 Etymology dictionary, p. faith (n.).2
… -13c., faith, feith, fei, fai "faithfulness to a trust or promise; loyalty to a person; honesty, truthfulness," from Anglo-French and Old French feid, foi "faith, belief …
93426 Etymology dictionary, p. faith-healer (n.).1
faith-healer (n.)
93427 Etymology dictionary, p. faith-healer (n.).2
Also faith healer, attested by 1874; from faith + healer. Faith-curer is from 1883.
93428 Etymology dictionary, p. faithless (adj.).2
c. 1300, "unbelieving," from faith + -less. Meaning "insincere, deceptive" is mid-14c. Related: Faithlessly; faithlessness .
93429 Etymology dictionary, p. false (adj.).2
… true faith, not in accord with Christian doctrines," from Old French fals, faus "false, fake; incorrect, mistaken; treacherous, deceitful" (12c., Modern French faux …
93430 Etymology dictionary, p. feal (adj.).2
"faithful," 1560s, not found in Middle English but apparently from Old French feal "faithful, loyal, true, sincere," collateral form of feeil, from Latin fidelis "loyal" (see fidelity ).
93431 Etymology dictionary, p. fealty (n.).2
… overlord; faithfulness," from Latin fidelitatem (nominative fidelitas ) "faithfulness, fidelity," from fidelis "loyal, faithful" (from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust …
93432 Etymology dictionary, p. fiancee (n.).2
… fidus "faithful" from the same root as fides "faith" (from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade"). It has all but expelled native betrothed. The English verb …
93433 Etymology dictionary, p. fideism (n.).2
… on faith, 1885, from Latin fides "faith" (from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade") + -ism. Blount's "Glossographia" (1656) has fidicide "Faith-destroyer; a breaker …
93434 Etymology dictionary, p. fidelity (n.).2
… fidelitas ) "faithfulness, adherence, trustiness," from fidelis "faithful, true, trusty, sincere," from fides "faith" (from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade …
93435 Etymology dictionary, p. fine (adj.).2
… , genuine; faithful, constant." From late 14c. as "expertly fashioned, well or skillfully made," also, of cloth, "delicately wrought." Of weapons or edges, "sharp" from …
93436 Etymology dictionary, p. firm (adj.).2
… , loyal, faithful" (12c.), from Latin firmus "strong, steadfast, enduring, stable," figuratively "constant, steadfast, trusty, faithful," from suffixed form of PIE root …
93437 Etymology dictionary, p. hearty (adj.).2
late 14c., "courageous; spirited, zealous, from the heart;" also "loyal, faithful; sagacious, wise," from heart (n.) in its broad figurative senses + -y (2). Meaning "affording abundant nourishment" is from 1610s. Related: Heartiness .
93438 Etymology dictionary, p. hi-fi (adj.).2
… sense "faithful reproduction of sound" is from 1878.
93439 Etymology dictionary, p. hog (n.).4
… their faith from eating a certain unnamed part of the hog, who debated which part was intended and in the end managed to exempt the whole of it from the prohibition …
93440 Etymology dictionary, p. homage (n.).2
… one's faithfulness to a feudal lord; feudal allegiance," earlier "body of vassals of a feudal king" (early 13c.), from Old French omage, homage "allegiance or respect …