fils

French

/fɪs/

noun
Definitions
  • son
  • any male descendant
  • any direct descendant, male or female
  • Jr. postnomial designator indicating a son with the same name as the father
  • darling, dear term of affection for a male beloved

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fils inherited from Latin filius (son) inherited from Old Latin fīlios (son) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (sucker).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁y-li-os

Gloss

sucker

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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