Where does “funiculaire” come from?

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

funiculaire (French): funicular; funicular railway

Definitions

  1. funicular; funicular railway

Ancestry of “funiculaire”, step by step

funiculaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fūniculus

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

via French funicule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfuniculefuniculus

Words derived from “funiculaire”

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