Where does “granfilio” come from?

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

granfilio (Interlingua): grandson

Definitions

  1. grandson

Ancestry of “granfilio”, step by step

granfilio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Interlingua filio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Interlinguafilioson
2Latinfīliusa son
3Old Latinfīlios—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Interlingua gran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Interlinguagrangreat; grand, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →