Etymology

subfilamental

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Today it means: Beneath a filament Full definition →

English filamental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  7. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  8. Latinfīlum
  9. Late Latinfīlō
  10. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  11. Englishfilament
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishfilamental
  15. English todaysubfilamental

From sub- + filamental.

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