Etymology

fillet

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Today it means: A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration. Full definition →

Middle English filet ← Old French filet ← Latin fīlum
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  1. Latin · derived fromfīlum“thread”
  2. Old French · derived fromfilet
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfilet
  4. English todayfillet

From Middle English filet, vylette, felet, filette, flette, from Old French filet, diminutive of fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfīlum all →

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