Where does “fillolage” come from?

fillolage (Old French) comes from Old French fillol, from Latin fīliolus, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fillolage (Old French): the relationship between a godparent and a godson

Definitions

  1. the relationship between a godparent and a godson

Ancestry of “fillolage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfillolgodson
2Latinfīliolusyoung son
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →