Where does “filio” come from?

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

filio (Esperanto): branch of an organization, filial branch, subsidiary

Definitions

  1. branch of an organization, filial branch, subsidiary

Ancestry of “filio”, step by step

filio traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Filiale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFilialebranch
2LatinfīliālisFilial; of or pertaining to a son or daughter
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Polish filia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfiliabranch
2Latinfīliadaughter

via Italian filiale

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