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Where does “fili” come from?

fili (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.

fili (Latin): genitive singular of fīlius; vocative singular of...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of fīlius; vocative singular of...

Ancestry of “fili”, step by step

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
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