Where does “fifille” come from?

fifille (French) comes from French fille, from Middle French fille, from Old French fille, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fifille (French): little girl

Definitions

  1. little girl

Ancestry of “fifille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfillegirl; daughter; prostitute, wench
2Middle Frenchfilledaughter; girl
3Old Frenchfilledaughter; girl
4Latinfīliadaughter
5Latinfīliusa son
6Old Latinfīlios—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fifille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →