English
funis
Funis comes from Latin fūnis ‘rope, cord, line’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūnis‘rope, cord, line’
- Englishtodayfunis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūnis‘rope, cord, line’
- Englishtodayfunis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to bind’
band, bond, bend, banner, bind, bundle, bonnet, tulip, bund, 21 more
through Latin fūnis ‘rope, cord, line’
Today it means
noun A cord or a cord-like structure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fūnis / funis