Where does “affilage” come from?

affilage (French) comes from French affiler, from French fil, 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.

affilage (French): sharpening

Definitions

  1. sharpening

Ancestry of “affilage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaffilerto sharpen
2Frenchfilyarn, thread, wire; grain; edge
3Old Frenchfilson; thread
4Latinfīliusa son
5Old Latinfīlios—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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