English word familiar comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, Latin famula, and later Latin famulus (Serving, servile A servant, slave.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*dʰeh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
famula | Latin (lat) | Female slave; maid, handmaiden, maid-servant. Temple attendant. |
*famelos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
famulus | Latin (lat) | Serving, servile A servant, slave. |
familia | Latin (lat) | Family (various senses, see usage notes). Household. |
familiaris | Latin (lat) | A friend, familiar acquaintance. A servant, domestic Customary, habitual. Familiar, intimate, friendly. Fitting, appropriate. Of or belonging to one's own self, country, etc.. Of or pertaining to a household or family. Of or pertaining to servants. |
familiar | English (en) | Acquainted.. Inappropriately intimate or friendly.. Intimate or friendly.. Known to one.. Of or pertaining to a family; familial. (obsolete) A close friend.. (obsolete) A member of one's family or household.. An attendant spirit, often in animal form. |