Where does “аудиофайл” come from?

аудиофайл (Russian) comes from Russian фа́йл, from English filé, from French filé, from French filer, from Latin fīlāre, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

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Ancestry of “аудиофайл”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфа́йлfile
2EnglishfiléA spicy herb made from the dried and ground...
3Frenchfilépast participle of filer; simple or twisted...
4Frenchfilerto spin; to thread through; to spin a thread
5Latinfīlāre
6Latinfīlumthread, string, filament, fiber
7Proto-Italicfī(s)lom
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-Every word from Proto-Italic fī(s)lomEvery word from Latin fīlum