subfilamental

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adjective

Beneath a filament

OriginEnglish filamental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum →
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Meanings

adjectivesubfilamental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeneath a filament

Origin

  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. Englishsubfilamental

From sub- + filamental.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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