Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandfilial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grand-fil-ial
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or befitting, a grandchild.

Etymology

Etymology tree English grand- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós Proto-Italic *θīlios Proto-Italic *fīlios Latin fīlius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin fīliālisder. Middle English filial English filial English grandfilial From grand- + filial.

Inflected Forms

more grandfilial (comparative) most grandfilial (superlative)

Questions

What does grandfilial mean?: Relating to, or befitting, a grandchild.
Where does grandfilial come from?: Etymology tree English grand- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós Proto-Italic *θīlios Proto-Italic *fīlios Latin fīlius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin fīliālisder. Middle English filial English filial English grandfilial From grand- + filial.

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