Etymology

funicular

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable. Full definition →

Latin fūniculus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfūniculus“thinner cord”
  2. English todayfunicular

From Latin fūniculus (“thinner cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“rope, cord”) + -culus. By surface analysis, funicul(us) + -ar.

Words from the same roots

Latinfūniculus all →

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