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Where does “hilo” come from?

hilo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish hilo, from Old Spanish filo, from Latin filum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

hilo (Cebuano): poison; thread, yarn, string

Definitions

  1. poison; thread, yarn, string

Ancestry of “hilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhilothread, yarn, string; linen; edge of something...
2Old Spanishfilo—
3Latinfilumthread, string, filament, fiber; texture, style,...
4Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—

Words derived from “hilo”

  • makahilo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- →