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filii

filii

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A Latin word meaning of the sons used in species names to show descent
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translation icon : de los hijos
  • In scientific taxonomy, the term filii is often used to denote the descent of various species from common ancestors.

Examples

  • The phrase "vicarius filii dei" is found near the center of the paragraph.

    Blog text (30)

  • In Nomine Patris... et filii... Spiritus sancti.

    The Boondock Saints (1999)

  • In nomine patris et filii, spiritu sancti,

    Lisztomania (1975)

  • In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti.

    The Boondock Saints (1999)

  • In the name of the Father — et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.

    Paths of Glory (1957)

  • In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, amen.

    Face/Off (1997)

  • Ego te baptizo in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti.

    The Cloth (2012)

  • Ego te absolvo a peccatis tuis in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti.

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)

  • The Latin phrase "Ego te baptizo in nomine Patris et filii et Spiritus sancti" indicates the importance of lineage in religious rituals.

  • The phrase "Et filii dei" emphasizes the connection between the divine and its lineage.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Filii is used in scientific names to mean 'of the sons' or 'from the sons'; it comes from filius ('son') and scientists add it to show a species is named for or linked to someone's sons. So, in a scientific name, filii points to family or descent.