Where does “filo” come from?
filo (Old Spanish) comes from Latin filum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
Ancestry of “filo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | filum | thread, string, filament, fiber; texture, style,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |