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
- A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from...
Ancestry of “filigree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | filigrane | watermark; filigree; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Italian | filigrana | filigree; watermark |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |