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
- son; any male descendant; any direct descendant,...
Ancestry of “fils”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | fils | inflection of fil:
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| 2 | Latin | fīlius | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
Words derived from “fils”