filleul

French

noun

Definitions

godson

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fillol inherited from Latin fīliolus (young son).

Origin

Latin

fīliolus

Gloss

young son

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

fīliolus Latin
figliolo Italian
hijuelo Spanish, Castilian
fillol Old French
fillolage Old French
fillol Catalan, Valencian
filieu Norman
hiljor Aromanian
fiol Venetian
figeu Ligurian
fiyèl Antillean Creole
fiôl Emilian