Where does “Filles du Roi” come from?
Filles du Roi (English) comes from French Filles du Roi, from French fille, from Middle French fille, from Old French fille, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os — to suckle, nurse.
Ancestry of “Filles du Roi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Filles du Roi | Filles du Roy |
| 2 | French | fille | girl; daughter; prostitute, wench |
| 3 | Middle French | fille | daughter; girl |
| 4 | Old French | fille | daughter; girl |
| 5 | Latin | fīlia | daughter |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |