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Where does “funicolo” come from?

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

funicolo (Italian): funiculus

Definitions

  1. funiculus

Ancestry of “funicolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūniculus—
2Latinfūnis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “funicolo”

  • funicolite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →