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Where does “fils” come from?

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

fils (Old French): inflection of fil: ## oblique plural ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of fil: ## oblique plural ##...

Ancestry of “fils”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fils”

  • fils
  • fils
  • fiston
  • beau-fils
  • fils
  • filz
  • Fils
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