Fides is the Latin word for faith, fide would be the ablative case, meaning "by faith"
fide in Latin means faith--- as in Bona Fide (in good faith) Confide (discuss with faith/trust), Fidelity (faithful devotion to on another).
This is Latin, and it is two words. Bona fide. It means "in good faith", "made honestly, without deceit or contempt". Bona=good, fide=faith.
"Bona fide" is typically written as two words. It is a Latin term that means "in good faith" or "genuine."
Bona fide or in bona fide if you want to emphasize.
in fide constans = always loyal
"Of (the) faith" is an English equivalent of the Latin phrase De fide.Specifically, the preposition de is "about, from, of". The feminine noun in the ablative singular case, fide, means "faith". The pronunciation will be "dey FEE-dey" according to the liturgical Latin of the Church.
The phrase 'bona fide' traces its original use back to ancient Italy of the ancient Romancivilization. Specifically, it comes into the English language by way of the ancient, classical Latin. The phrase means 'in good faith'. In the word-by-word translation, the adjective 'bona' means 'good'. The noun 'fide' means 'faith'.
Bona fide literally means "in good faith" in Latin. When we use this phrase in English, it usually means "genuine".
That's a bona fide diamond! bona fide means authentic, real.
The adjective term is spelled "bona fide" (legitimate, genuine) from the Latin bona fide, meaning good faith).
Three Latin adjectives meaning "authentic" are: certus, verus and fide dignus.
The root word fide means faith, trust.