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Where does “filtertop” come from?

filtertop (English) comes from English filter, from German filter, from French filtré, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

filtertop (English): The top section of an animal cage, such as a...

Definitions

  1. The top section of an animal cage, such as a...

Ancestry of “filtertop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilterA device which separates a suspended, dissolved,...
2Germanfilterinflection of filtern: ## first-person singular...
3Frenchfiltrépast participle of filtrer; filtered
4Medieval Latinfiltrumfelt
5Frankishfiltir—
6Frankish*felt—
7Proto-Germanic*felt—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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