English → Latin
“filial” in Latin
līberfree, independent, unrestricted, unchecked, unrestrained, licentious; freeman, freewoman; open (not decided or settled)mātermother (female parent); mother (source, origin); matron of a house
The English word filial itself goes back to Latin fīlius, through fīliālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
filial
pius erga parentes, etc. (with reference to behavior toward parents, relations, etc.; “erga parentes,” etc., may also be left out, if it can be understood from the context); also circumlocution by genitive, liberorum; e.g., it is a filial duty, est liberorum: filial love or affection, pietas erga parentes, etc.; Vid: the remark on “pius”: to cherish with filial affection, perhaps aliquem pie or pietate colere (a father, a mother); aliquem patris (matris) loco colere (i. e., as a father or a mother).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for filial?
- The usual Latin words for “filial” are līber, māter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.