English

funiliform

Funiliform comes from Latin funis ‘rope’.

Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfunis‘rope’
Englishtodayfuniliform

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfunis‘rope’
Englishtodayfuniliform

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to bind’

band, bond, bend, banner, bundle, bind, bonnet, tulip, bund, 21 more

through Latin funis ‘rope’

funicular, 4 more

Today it means

adj tough and flexible like a cord

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin funis / funiliform

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