Where does “funikular” come from?

funikular (Polish) comes from English funicular, from Latin fūniculus, from Latin fūnis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

funikular (Polish): funicular, funicular railway

Definitions

  1. funicular, funicular railway

Ancestry of “funikular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfunicularOf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a...
2Latinfūniculusa slender rope, cord
3Latinfūnisrope, cord, line
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Latin fūnis →Every word from Latin fūniculus →
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