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filial.

filial (pertaining to a son or daughter)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/fi.liˈaw/Brazil[fi.liˈaʊ̯]Brazil/fiˈljaw/Brazil[fiˈljaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. filial (pertaining to a son or daughter)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós Proto-Italic *θīlios Proto-Italic *fīlios Latin fīlius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin fīliālislbor. Portuguese filial Learned borrowing from Latin fīliālis.

noun/fi.liˈaw/Brazil[fi.liˈaʊ̯]Brazil/fiˈljaw/Brazil[fiˈljaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. branch office

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós Proto-Italic *θīlios Proto-Italic *fīlios Latin fīlius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin fīliālislbor. Portuguese filial Learned borrowing from Latin fīliālis.

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