Etymology

infundibulum

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Today it means: A funnel-shaped cavity or organ. Full definition →

Latin infundibulum ← Proto-Italic *hundō ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
  8. Proto-Italic*hundō
  9. Latinfundō
  10. Latinīnfund(i)
  11. Latininfundibulum
  12. English todayinfundibulum

Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (“funnel”).

Words from the same roots

Latininfundibulum all →

infundibulatedinfundibuliforminfundibulo-

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