Where does “филе” come from?

филе (Russian) comes from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

филе (Russian): fillet, filet; filet lace, filet-work

Definitions

  1. fillet, filet; filet lace, filet-work

Ancestry of “филе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfilettrickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke)
2Middle Frenchfilet—
3Old Frenchfiletstrip, thread, ligament or filament
4Old Frenchfilson; thread
5Latinfīliusa son
6Old Latinfīlios—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “филе”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →