Where does “funicular” come from?

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

funicular (Romanian): rope railway

Definitions

  1. rope railway

Ancestry of “funicular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūniculusa slender rope, cord
2Latinfūnisrope, cord, line
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “funicular”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Latin fūnis →Every word from Latin fūniculus →