Where does “filleter” come from?

filleter (English) comes from English fillet, from Catalan fill, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

filleter (English): One who fillets

Definitions

  1. One who fillets

Ancestry of “filleter”, step by step

filleter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fillet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilletA headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie...
2Catalanfillson
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-osEvery word from Old Latin fīlios
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