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Where does “funiculitis” come from?

funiculitis (English) comes from English funiculus, from Latin fūniculus, from Latin fūnis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

funiculitis (English): inflammation of a funiculus, especially of the...

Definitions

  1. inflammation of a funiculus, especially of the...

Ancestry of “funiculitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfuniculusAny of several cordlike structures, especially...
2Latinfūniculus—
3Latinfūnis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →