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unfilial

/ʌnˈfɪlɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
un-fil-ial
IPA
/ʌnˈfɪlɪəl/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not befitting or proper for a son.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 unfilial From un- + filial.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dʰeh₁(y)-

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ʌnˈfɪlɪəl/

Inflected Forms

more unfilial (comparative) most unfilial (superlative)

Derived Forms

unfiliality unfilially unfilialness

Antonyms

filial

Questions

How do you pronounce unfilial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈfɪlɪəl/.
What does unfilial mean?
Not befitting or proper for a son.
Where does unfilial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 unfilial From un- + filial.

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