Where does “fīlios” come from?
fīlios (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
Ancestry of “fīlios”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |