English
filamental
Filamental comes from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Latin fīlum ‘thread, string, filament, fiber’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fī(s)lomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīlum‘thread, string, filament, fiber’
- Late Latinmodernfīlō
- Medieval Latinmodernfīlāmentum
- English1500–presentfilament
- Englishtodayfilamental
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fī(s)lomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīlum‘thread, string, filament, fiber’
- Late Latinmodernfīlō
- Medieval Latinmodernfīlāmentum
- English1500–presentfilament
- Englishtodayfilamental
A compound of filament + -al
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom
Latin fīlum ‘thread’
Late Latin fīlō ‘to spin, draw out in a long line’
Medieval Latin fīlāmentum
English filament
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom
through Latin fīlum ‘thread, string, filament, fiber’
file, annihilation, fillet, annihilate, nihilism, nihilist, nihil, 44 more
Today it means
adj Relating to, or composed of, filaments.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- / filamental