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Where does “hilar” come from?

hilar (Spanish) comes from Latin fīlāre, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

hilar (Spanish): to spin; to string together, put together

Definitions

  1. to spin; to string together, put together

Ancestry of “hilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīlāre—
2Latinfīlum—
3Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- →