Fils definition
- Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, equal to11000 of a dinar.
- The United Arab Emirates, equal to1100 of a dirham.
- Yemen, equal to1100 of a rial.
Alexandre Dumas fils.
Origin of fils
- Arabic fals, fils from Latin follis bellows, windbag, purse, piece of money bhel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- French from Latin fīlius son dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From French fils (“son”).
From Wiktionary