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Where does “familiaris” come from?

familiaris (Latin) comes from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “familiaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
2Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
3Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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