Where does “affiliare” come from?

affiliare (Latin) comes from Latin filius, from Old Latin filios, from Proto-Italic feiljos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁ylios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

affiliare (Latin): to adopt as a son

Definitions

  1. to adopt as a son

Ancestry of “affiliare”, step by step

affiliare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin filius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfiliusa son; any male descendant; children
2Old Latinfiliosson; accusative plural of fīlius
3Proto-Italicfeiljosson
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁yliossucker
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Latin ad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
2Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁ylios →Every word from Proto-Italic feiljos →