Etymology of the French word famille
the French word
famillederived from the Latin word
familia (family; household; household of slaves; family)
derived from the Latin word
famulus (serving; serviceable; servile; slave, servant; attendant)
Date
The earliest known usage of famille in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
familial,
sous-famille,
superfamilleCognates
Dutch
familie, English
family, German
Familie, Italian
famiglia, Latin
familia, Norwegian
familie, Spanish
familia, Swedish
familj
