Etymology

nonfilament

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Today it means: That which is not a filament. Full definition →

English filament ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  15. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  16. Latinfīlum
  17. Late Latinfīlō
  18. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  19. Englishfilament
  20. English todaynonfilament

From non- + filament.

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