Where does “filleul” come from?

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

filleul (French): godson

Definitions

godson

Ancestry of “filleul”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	fillol	godson
2	Latin	fīliolus	young son
3	Latin	fīlius	a son
4	Old Latin	fīlios	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁y-li-os	sucker
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁(y)-	to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “filleul”

fiyèl

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