Where does “petit filet” come from?
petit filet (French) comes from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
petit filet (French): side-netting
Ancestry of “petit filet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle , wisp; fillet, filet; frenum |
| 2 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 3 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 4 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 5 | Latin | fīlius | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |