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Where does “fillet” come from?

Fillet comes from Middle French filet, from Latin filum meaning thread, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

fillet (English): A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie...

Definitions

  1. A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie...

Ancestry of “fillet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfillson
2Latinfīlius—
3Old Latinfīlios—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fillet”

  • filleter
  • filletable
  • filleting
  • 菲力
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →