Where does “filamentous” come from?
Filamentous comes from English filament plus the suffix -ous, from Old French -eux, from Latin -ōsus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
filamentous (English): Having the form of threads or filaments;...
Definitions
- Having the form of threads or filaments;...
Ancestry of “filamentous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filament | A fine thread or wire; Such a wire, as can be... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | filamentum | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | filo | to spin, draw out in a long line; dative singular... |
| 4 | Latin | fīlum | thread, string, filament, fiber |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |