Etymograph

English

fideist

Fideist comes from French fidéisme ‘fideism’, and goes back to Latin fides.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfides1
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentfidéisme2‘fideism’
  3. Englishtodayfideist2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, French fidéisme
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English fideist

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfidesWiktionary, French fidéisme
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentfidéismeWiktionary, English fideist‘fideism’
  3. EnglishtodayfideistWiktionary, English fideist

Formed from -ist

Linked words

through Latin fides

fidelity, fealty, infidel, perfidy, 5 more

Today it means

noun A subscriber to fideism.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “fideist”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for French fidéisme. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin fides / fideist

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