interfilamentary

adjective

Between filaments

OriginEnglish filamentary ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterfilamentary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween filaments

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  8. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  9. Latinfīlum
  10. Late Latinfīlō
  11. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  12. Englishfilament
  13. Englishfilamentary
  14. Englishinterfilamentary

From inter- + filamentary.

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APA

interfilamentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfilamentary

MLA

“interfilamentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfilamentary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interfilamentary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfilamentary.

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