Where does “Fils” come from?
Fils (Luxembourgish) comes from French fils, from Old French fils, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
Fils (Luxembourgish): son
Ancestry of “Fils”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fils | son; any male descendant; any direct descendant,... |
| 2 | Old French | fils | inflection of fil:
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| 3 | Latin | fīlius | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |