fidato Italian · revision 38189

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1252–1258, Storie de Troia e de Roma|origins=ine-pro *bʰeydʰ-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /fiˈda.to/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''fidato''' (feminine fidata, masculine plural fidati, feminine plural fidate, superlative fidatissimo)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the past participle of [[fidare|t=to trust]], used as an adjective.^(Wiktionary)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011) The verb continues a Vulgar Latin [[m|la-vul|*fīdō|alt=*fīdāre|t=to trust]], a remake of classical [[la|fīdō|alt=fīdere|t=to trust]].^(Nocentini 2010)^(Wiktionary) The same verb is [[fr|fier]], [[oc|fizar]], [[ca|fiar]], [[es|fiar]] and [[pt|fiar]].^(Nocentini 2010)

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+ The Latin verb and the noun [[m|la|fidēs|t=trust, faith]], the source of [[fede]], go back to [[ine-pro|*bʰeydʰ-|t=to trust]], which is also in [[grc|πείθομαι|tr=peíthomai|t=to obey, believe]] and in [[got|𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽|tr=bidjan|t=to ask, pray]].^(Nocentini 2010)^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The TLIO's first record is the Roman ''Storie de Troia e de Roma'' of 1252–1258, in the sense “worthy of trust”.^(TLIO) DELI dates the adjective to Bartolomeo da San Concordio, before 1347, where wrongdoers bound by a shared secret become ''più fedeli e fidati'', “more faithful and trusted”, to one another.^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI) Nocentini and Devoto–Oli give a much later date, 1956, and Sabatini–Coletti the 14th century.^(Nocentini 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Old Italian also used ''fidato'' for someone who trusts or feels safe, and for someone granted a safe-conduct: Boccaccio's Ghino di Tacco comes to court ''fidato'', under a guarantee.^(TLIO)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) Boccaccio's lover goes to Pericone's house with ''alcuni suoi fidatissimi compagni'', “some of his most trusted companions”.^(GDLI) Ariosto uses it for something familiar, one's ''fidato letto'', and Manzoni as a noun, ''i suoi fidati'', his trusted men.^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ In modern Italian it is said of people one can trust, of places where one feels safe, and of products or machines of proven reliability.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1252–1258 – The ''Storie de Troia e de Roma'' use ''fidato''.^(TLIO)

+ * Before 1347 – Bartolomeo da San Concordio uses it.^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI)

+ * 1348–1353 – Boccaccio uses the superlative ''fidatissimi''.^(GDLI)

+ * 1956 – The date given by Nocentini and Devoto–Oli.^(Nocentini 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # [[m|en|trustworthy]], trusted, reliable: ''Ho lasciato le chiavi a un vicino fidato.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # Of a place: safe and familiar: ''un nascondiglio fidato''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # Of a product or machine: of proven reliability: ''una bicicletta vecchia ma fidata''.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(literary)'' A trusted person, a [[m|en|confidant]].^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[fidatamente]]

+ * [[fidatezza]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[fidare]]

+ * [[fede]]

+ * [[fiducia]]

+ * [[affidabile]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ A separate ''fidato'' (1956) is a synonym of ''affidato'': in the Papal States, one who had paid the ''fida'', a fee for bringing animals or goods into Rome from the countryside or for grazing rights.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Treccani 2011)^(Wikizionario)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}