Where does “Filson” come from?

Filson is a surname derived from Phil, itself from the personal name Philippos in Ancient Greek φίλος meaning friend and σοφός meaning wise.

Ancestry of “Filson”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Phil	Abbreviation of philosophy; short form of...
2	English	Philip	—
3	Middle English	Philip	—
4	Ancient Greek	φίλιππος	fond of horses
5	Ancient Greek	φιλέω	I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,...
6	Ancient Greek	ἀτέλεια	—
7	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
8	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
9	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
10	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

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