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Where does “fiel” come from?

fiel (French) comes from Vulgar Latin *felem, from Latin fel, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

fiel (French): bile

Definitions

  1. bile

Ancestry of “fiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*felem—
2Latinfelgall bladder; gall, bile; poison
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “fiel”

  • enfieller
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