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Etymology of the English word filamentous

the English word filamentous
using the English suffix -ous
derived from the Latin suffix -osus
derived from the English word filament
derived from the Latin word filamentum (thin fibre)
derived from the Latin word filare
derived 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-

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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