Etymology

auto da fe

Today it means: The public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics. Full definition →

Portuguese auto da fé ← Latin actus de fide
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromactus de fide
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromauto da fé“act/sentence of (the) faith”
  3. English todayauto da fe

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese auto da fé (“act/sentence of (the) faith”), in turn from Latin actus de fide.

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