Where does “filé” come from?
filé (English) comes from French filé, from French filer, from Latin fīlāre, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
filé (English): A spicy herb made from the dried and ground...
Definitions
- A spicy herb made from the dried and ground...
Ancestry of “filé”, step by step
filé traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French filé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | filé | past participle of filer; simple or twisted... |
| 2 | French | filer | to spin; to thread through; to spin a thread |
| 3 | Latin | fīlāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | fīlum | thread, string, filament, fiber |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |
via Old French fil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 2 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 3 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |