Etymology

filum

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Today it means: a filamentous anatomical structure Full definition →

Latin fīlum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfīlum“thread”
  2. English todayfilum

From Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of file.

Words from the same roots

Latinfīlum all →

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