Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

Where does “fio” come from?

fio (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

Ancestry of “fio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīlum—
2Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—

Words derived from “fio”

  • afiado
  • fios
  • afiar
  • fio
  • fío
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- →