Etymology

funiculus

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Today it means: Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres (white matter) in the spinal cord. The white matter of the spinal cord is made of (posterior, anterior and lateral) columns/funiculi. The grey columns are also called horns but not funiculi. Full definition →

Latin funiculus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfuniculus
  2. English todayfuniculus

From Latin funiculus, diminutive of funis (“rope, cord”) + -culus.

Words from the same roots

Latinfuniculus all →

funicularfunicle

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