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Where does “fils” come from?

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

fils (French): son; any male descendant; any direct descendant,...

Definitions

  1. son; any male descendant; any direct descendant,...

Ancestry of “fils”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfilsinflection of fil: ## oblique plural ##...
2Latinfīlius—
3Old Latinfīlios—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fils”

  • fils
  • beau-fils
  • fiston
  • Fils
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