Where does “fillâtre” come from?

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

fillâtre (French): stepchild (especially an evil one)

Definitions

  1. stepchild (especially an evil one)

Ancestry of “fillâtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfillastrestepson
2Latinfīliasterstepson
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →