Etymology

filamentlike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a filament. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English filament
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  2. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  3. Latinfīlum
  4. Late Latinfīlō
  5. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  6. Englishfilament
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. English todayfilamentlike

From filament + -like.

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