Where does “figlioletta” come from?

figlioletta (Italian) comes from Italian figlia, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

figlioletta (Italian): little daughter

Definitions

  1. little daughter

Ancestry of “figlioletta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfigliadaughter; girl; third-person singular present...
2Latinfīliadaughter
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →