Where does “fiyèl” come from?

fiyèl (Antillean Creole) comes from French filleul, from Old French fillol, from Latin fīliolus, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fiyèl (Antillean Creole): godchild

Definitions

  1. godchild

Ancestry of “fiyèl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfilleulgodson
2Old Frenchfillolgodson
3Latinfīliolusyoung son
4Latinfīliusa son
5Old Latinfīlios—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →