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fil⋅i⋅al

  [fil-ee-uhl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter: filial obedience.
2. noting or having the relation of a child to a parent.
3. Genetics. pertaining to the sequence of generations following the parental generation, each generation being designated by an F followed by a subscript number indicating its place in the sequence.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL fīliālis, equiv. to L fīli(us) son + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
fil⋅i⋅al⋅ly, adverb
fil⋅i⋅al⋅ness, noun
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fil·i·al   (fĭl'ē-əl, fē'lē-)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter: filial respect.

  2. Having or assuming the relationship of child or offspring to parent.

  3. Genetics Of or relating to a generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin fīliālis, from Latin fīlius, son; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
fil'i·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

filial 
1393, from M.Fr. filial, from L.L. filialis "of a son or daughter," from L. filius "son," filia "daughter," possibly from a suffixed form of PIE root *bheue- "to be, exist, grow" (see be), though *dhe(i)- "to suck, suckle" (see fecund) "is more likely" [Watkins].
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filial fil·i·al (fĭl'ē-əl)
adj.

  1. Relating to the relationship of offspring to parents.

  2. In genetics, relating to a generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.

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