English
Felix
Felix comes from Latin Fēlīx, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-‘to suckle, nurse’next step skipped: Latin fēlīx
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFēlīxliterally ‘happy, lucky’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Felix
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-‘to suckle, nurse’next step skipped: Latin fēlīx
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFēlīxliterally ‘happy, lucky’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Felix
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And after certaine dayes, when Felix came with his…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’
female, feminist, doe, feminism, tyre, fetus, dai, fawn, femininity, femme, felicity, effeminate, filial, fecundity, fellatio, dahi, 30 more
Today it means
name A male given name from Latin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- / Felix