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Where does “filia” come from?

filia (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.

Ancestry of “filia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīlius—
2Old Latinfīlios—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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