fiable

/ˈfjable/ · B2 · adj

reliable, trustworthy, dependable

🤝 fiable = fi (from fiar, to trust) + able → able to be trusted

Spanish fiar means to trust, from Latin fidere. Add the suffix -able and you get fiable: trust-able. English shares the same Latin root in fidelity, confide and confident, so the link to trust is easy to hold.

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