Where does “efila” come from?

efila (Romanian) comes from French effiler, from French filer, from Latin fīlāre, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

efila (Romanian): to taper

Definitions

  1. to taper

Ancestry of “efila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencheffilerto thin, taper; to fray
2Frenchfilerto spin; to thread through; to spin a thread
3Latinfīlāre—
4Latinfīlumthread, string, filament, fiber
5Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- →Every word from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom →Every word from Latin fīlum →