Etymology

fasciculus

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Today it means: A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers. Full definition →

Latin fasciculus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromfasciculus
  2. English todayfasciculus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fasciculus. Doublet of fascicle.

Words from the same roots

Latinfasciculus all →

fasciclefascicule

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