Where does “fiaña” come from?
fiaña (Galician) comes from Galician fío, from Old Portuguese fio, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
fiaña (Galician): loose thread
Definitions
- loose thread
Ancestry of “fiaña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | fío | thread; string; filament; wire; linen |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | fio | — |
| 3 | Latin | fīlum | thread, string, filament, fiber |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |