Where does “filee” come from?

filee (Finnish) comes from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

filee (Finnish): fillet; tenderloin or sirloin

Definitions

  1. fillet; tenderloin or sirloin

Ancestry of “filee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfilettrickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke)
2Middle Frenchfilet
3Old Frenchfiletstrip, thread, ligament or filament
4Old Frenchfilson; thread
5Latinfīliusa son
6Old Latinfīlios
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “filee

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-
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