fillol

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin fīliolus (compare Occitan filhòl, French filleul, Spanish hijuelo).

Pronunciation

Noun

fillol m (plural fillols, feminine fillola)

  1. godchild, godson

Noun

fillol m (plural fillols)

  1. (botany) shoot, sprout

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Latin fīliolus, diminutive of fīlius (son).

Noun

fillol oblique singularm (oblique plural fillous or fillox or fillols, nominative singular fillous or fillox or fillols, nominative plural fillol)

  1. godson

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: filleul
  • Norman: filieu

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (fillol, supplement)