Where does “fils” come from?
Fils comes from French fils, derived from Latin filius, meaning son or male child, ultimately of uncertain origin.
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Ancestry of “fils”, step by step
fils traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic فلس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فلس | a small-denomination coin, penny; money, mazuma,... |
| 2 | Aramaic | פּוּלְסָא | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φόλλις | — |
| 4 | Latin | follis | bellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |