Where does “familial” come from?

Familial comes from French familial, from Latin familia meaning household or family, derived from Latin famulus meaning servant, with the Latin -alis suffix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-.

familial (English): Of or pertaining to a human family; Pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a human family; Pertaining to...

Ancestry of “familial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfamilialfamilial, relating to a family
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

Words derived from “familial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló- →Every word from Proto-Italic famelos →