Where does “stepfamily” come from?
Stepfamily derives from English family, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus meaning "servant," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to place or put."
stepfamily (English): Any family having one or more stepchildren or...
Definitions
- Any family having one or more stepchildren or...
Ancestry of “stepfamily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | family | A group of people who are closely related to one... |
| 2 | Middle English | famylye | family |
| 3 | Latin | familia | family; household; A quantity of land adequate... |
| 4 | Latin | famulus | serving, servile; a servant, slave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | famelos | servile, domestic |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₁-m-eló- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |