nonfilial

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adjective

Not filial.

OriginEnglish filial ← Middle English filial ← Latin fīliālis →
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Meanings

adjectivenonfilial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot filial.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁(y)-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁ilyós
  16. Proto-Italic*θīlios
  17. Proto-Italic*fīlios
  18. Latinfīlius
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Latinfīliālis
  22. Middle Englishfilial
  23. Englishfilial
  24. Englishnonfilial

From non- + filial.

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APA

nonfilial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfilial

MLA

“nonfilial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfilial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonfilial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfilial.

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