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Where does “filamentum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “filamentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfiloto spin, draw out in a long line; dative singular...
2Latinfīlum—
3Proto-Italicfī(s)lom—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-—

Words derived from “filamentum”

  • filament
  • filamentous
  • monofilament
  • filamentation
  • neurofilament
  • filamentary
  • microfilament
  • profilin
  • filamin
  • protofilament
  • multifilament
  • myofilament
  • filamented
  • nonfilamentous
  • interfilament
  • multifilamentary
  • nucleofilament
  • nanofilament
  • microfilamentous
  • tonofilament
  • filamentlike
  • filamentoid
  • nonfilament
  • interfilamentous
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