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Where does “funil” come from?

funil (Portuguese) comes from Occitan fonilh, from Latin fundibulum, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

funil (Portuguese): funnel

Definitions

  1. funnel

Ancestry of “funil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanfonilhfunnel
2Latinfundibulumfunnel
3Latinfundō—
4Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “funil”

  • funileiro
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