Where does “baptofilo” come from?

baptofilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto filo, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

baptofilo (Esperanto): godson

Definitions

  1. godson

Ancestry of “baptofilo”, step by step

baptofilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto filo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofiloson; offspring
2Latinfīliusa son
3Old Latinfīlios—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Esperanto bapto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobaptobaptism
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →