Where does “filiforme” come from?

filiforme (French) comes from French forme, from Middle French forme, from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

filiforme (French): filiform, threadlike

Definitions

  1. filiform, threadlike

Ancestry of “filiforme”, step by step

filiforme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French forme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchformeshape; form
2Middle Frenchformeform
3Old Frenchformeshape, aspect, form
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via French fil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfilyarn, thread, wire; grain; edge
2Old Frenchfilson; thread
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “filiforme”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →