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Where does “filial” come from?

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

filial (French): Characteristic of or befitting the relationship...

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of or befitting the relationship...

Ancestry of “filial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīliālis—
2Latinfīlius—
3Old Latinfīlios—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “filial”

  • filialement
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