Where does “filanders” come from?
filanders (English) comes from French filandres, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
filanders (English): A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence...
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- A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence...
Ancestry of “filanders”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | filandres | — |
| 2 | Latin | fīlum | thread, string, filament, fiber |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |