Where does “fijo” come from?
fijo (Old Spanish) comes from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
fijo (Old Spanish): son
Definitions
- son
Ancestry of “fijo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 2 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |