fiar

Meaning

1. to guarantee
2. to sell on credit, give credit
3. to entrust
4. to confide

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfjaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: fīdō

Cognate with Portuguese: fiar

Cognate with Spanish: hilar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese fiar, from Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere. Compare Portuguese and Spanish fiar.