English
funicle
Funicle comes from Latin fūniculus ‘cord’, and goes back to fūnis.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūnis‘cord’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūniculus‘cord’
- Englishtodayfunicle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūnis‘cord’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūniculus‘cord’
- Englishtodayfunicle
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to bind’
band, bond, bend, banner, bind, bundle, bonnet, tulip, bund, 22 more
Today it means
noun Synonym of funiculus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fūnis / funicle