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Where does “hilo” come from?

hilo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish filo, from Latin filum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

hilo (Spanish): thread, yarn, string; linen; edge of something...

Definitions

  1. thread, yarn, string; linen; edge of something...

Ancestry of “hilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfilo—
2Latinfilumthread, string, filament, fiber; texture, style,...
3Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—

Words derived from “hilo”

  • enhilar
  • hilván
  • deshilar
  • hilera
  • hilvanar
  • hilacha
  • makahilo
  • hilo
  • 'iilu
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