LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

prōfīlius

prōfīlius m (genitive prōfīliī or prōfīlī)
Classical[proːˈfiː.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈfiː.li.us]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latina grandson

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōfīliusprōfīliī
genitiveprōfīliī
prōfīlī		prōfīliōrum
dativeprōfīliōprōfīliīs
accusativeprōfīliumprōfīliōs
ablativeprōfīliōprōfīliīs
vocativeprōfīlieprōfīliī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Latinprōfīlius

Proto-Indo-European *próder. Proto-Italic *prō Latin prō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós Proto-Italic *θīlios Proto-Italic *fīlios Latin fīlius Latin prōfīlius From prō + fīlius.

Quick answers

What does prōfīlius mean in Latin?
prōfīlius, a noun, means “a grandson”.
What is the genitive of prōfīlius?
The genitive singular is prōfīliī. prōfīlius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce prōfīlius?
In classical Latin, [proːˈfiː.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈfiː.li.us].
Where does prōfīlius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Latin prōfīlius.