Where does “funiculus” come from?

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

funiculus (English): Any of several cordlike structures, especially...

Definitions

  1. Any of several cordlike structures, especially...

Ancestry of “funiculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūniculusa slender rope, cord
2Latinfūnisrope, cord, line
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “funiculus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Latin fūnis →Every word from Latin fūniculus →