Where does “filiaster” come from?
filiaster (Late Latin) comes from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
filiaster (Late Latin): stepson; son-in-law; nephew, sister's son
Definitions
- stepson; son-in-law; nephew, sister's son
Ancestry of “filiaster”, step by step
Words derived from “filiaster”