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Where does “fiular” come from?

fiular (Occitan) comes from Latin sībilāre, from Latin sībilus, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

fiular (Occitan): to whistle

Definitions

  1. to whistle

Ancestry of “fiular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsībilāre—
2Latinsībilus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss
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