English
flagelliform
Flagelliform comes from Latin flagellum ‘whip’, and goes back to flagrum.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflagrum‘scourge, whip’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflagellum‘whip’
- Englishtodayflagelliform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflagrum‘scourge, whip’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEflagellum‘whip’
- Englishtodayflagelliform
Formed from -form
Linked words
through Latin flagellum ‘whip’
Today it means
adj shaped like a whip
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin flagrum / flagelliform