filius
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A Latin word showing a man is someone's son in Roman names
- noun
- /ˈfɪliəs/
- Formal
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filius
- Historical texts often mention a filius when tracing family heritage in ancient Rome.
Examples
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The legal document stated that Marcus was the filius of Lucius, confirming his lineage.
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Instead, Mylius, Ripley, and others claim that the filius regius is Mercurius (Jung, Alchemical Studies 227).
Academic text (1992) -
In many Roman inscriptions, the term filius is used to denote a person's son.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Filius is Latin for 'son' and was used in Roman names and inscriptions to show a man's father, often in the short form f.. You can see the same root in the English word filial, which helps you remember it means 'son' or 'of a child'.