Etymology

unfilamentous

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Today it means: Not filamentous. Full definition →

English filamentous ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  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 todayunfilamentous

From un- + filamentous.

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