Etymology

filialness

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Today it means: Quality of being filial. Full definition →

English filial ← Middle English filial ← Latin fīliālis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁(y)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁ilyós
  3. Proto-Italic*θīlios
  4. Proto-Italic*fīlios
  5. Latinfīlius
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latinfīliālis
  9. Middle Englishfilial
  10. Englishfilial
  11. English todayfilialness

From filial + -ness.

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