Etymology of the English word filament
the English word
filamentderived from the Latin word
filamentum (thin fibre)
derived from the Latin word
filarederived from the Latin word
filum (thread; thread, string, filament)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhi-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhī-Date
The earliest known usage of filament in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
filamentary,
filamentous,
monofilament,
multifilament,
myofilamentUsage
Word found in Modern English
