Where does “families” come from?

families (Asturian) comes from Asturian familia, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

families (Asturian): plural of familia

Definitions

  1. plural of familia

Ancestry of “families”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianfamiliafamily
2Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
3Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
4Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló- →Every word from Proto-Italic famelos →