Where does “filigree” come from?

Filigree comes from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin filum meaning thread, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

filigree (English): A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from...

Definitions

  1. A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from...

Ancestry of “filigree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfiligranewatermark; filigree; first-person singular...
2Italianfiligranafiligree; watermark
3Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
4Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →