Etymology

pseudofilamentation

Today it means: The growth of pseudofilaments Full definition →

English filamentation ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  6. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  7. Latinfīlum
  8. Late Latinfīlō
  9. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  10. Englishfilament
  11. Englishfilamentation
  12. English todaypseudofilamentation

From pseudo- + filamentation.

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