Where does “filamenttilanka” come from?
filamenttilanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish filamentti, from Medieval Latin filamentum, from Late Latin filo, from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
filamenttilanka (Finnish): filament thread
Definitions
- filament thread
Ancestry of “filamenttilanka”, step by step
filamenttilanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish filamentti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | filamentti | filament |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | filamentum | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | filo | to spin, draw out in a long line; dative singular... |
| 4 | Latin | fīlum | thread, string, filament, fiber |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |