English
filariform
From filaria + -iform.
Formed from filaria + -iform
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- ‘sinew’
Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom
Latin filum ‘thread’
Translingual Filaria
English filaria
Today it means
adj Resembling filaria or nematode worms.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / filariform