Etymology

multifilamentous

Today it means: Relating to or composed of multiple filaments. Full definition →

English filamentous ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  9. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  10. Latinfīlum
  11. Late Latinfīlō
  12. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  13. Englishfilament
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  16. Englishfilamentous
  17. English todaymultifilamentous

From multi- + filamentous.

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