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Where does “funnelless” come from?

funnelless (English) comes from English funnel, from Middle English funell, from Old French founel, from Latin fundibulum, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

funnelless (English): Without a funnel

Definitions

  1. Without a funnel

Ancestry of “funnelless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfunnelA utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone...
2Middle Englishfunell—
3Old Frenchfounel—
4Latinfundibulumfunnel
5Latinfundō—
6Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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