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Where does “fileeraus” come from?

fileeraus (Finnish) comes from Finnish fileerata, from Swedish filea, from Swedish filé, from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius — to suckle, nurse.

fileeraus (Finnish): Synonym of fileointi

Definitions

  1. Synonym of fileointi

Ancestry of “fileeraus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfileeratato fillet
2Swedishfilea—
3Swedishfilé—
4Frenchfilettrickle, drizzle , wisp; fillet, filet; frenum
5Middle Frenchfilet—
6Old Frenchfiletstrip, thread, ligament or filament
7Old Frenchfilson; thread
8Latinfīlius—
9Old Latinfīlios—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fileeraus”

  • fileerausveitsi
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