Latin word filius comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-, Latin felicem, and later Proto-Italic *feiljos (Son.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*dʰeh₁(y)- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to suck, to suck, suckle |
felicem | Latin (lat) | |
*dʰeh₁y-li-os | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | sucker |
*dʰeh₁ylios | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*feiljos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Son. |
fīlios | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
filius | Latin (lat) | (by extension) any male descendant. (in the plural) children. A son. |