Where does “afillar” come from?

afillar (Galician) comes from Galician fillo, from Old Portuguese filho, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

afillar (Galician): to adopt or foster (children)

Definitions

  1. to adopt or foster (children)

Ancestry of “afillar”, step by step

afillar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician fillo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfilloson; children; scion
2Old Portuguesefilho—
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Late Latin adfiliare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinadfiliare—
2LatinAdtoward, to
3Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →