confiable

/konˈfjable/ · B2 · adj

reliable, trustworthy, dependable

🤝 con + fiable = with + trustable; you can rely on it, so it's confiable

Spanish confiable comes from confiar, to trust, from Latin confidere (con- + fidere, to trust). It looks like English confide and confidence, which share the same root. A confiable friend is one you can confide in.

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