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Where does “filo” come from?

filo (Late Latin) comes from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Italic fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

filo (Late Latin): to spin, draw out in a long line; dative singular...

Definitions

  1. to spin, draw out in a long line; dative singular...

Ancestry of “filo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīlum—
2Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—

Words derived from “filo”

  • profile
  • filament
  • filamentous
  • profiler
  • monofilament
  • filamentation
  • neurofilament
  • filamentary
  • microfilament
  • profilin
  • filamin
  • protofilament
  • profilometry
  • multifilament
  • profilometer
  • myofilament
  • filamented
  • immunoprofile
  • nonfilamentous
  • interfilament
  • profilometric
  • multifilamentary
  • nucleofilament
  • profilist
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