myEtymology.com: English etymology of monofilament

Etymology of the English word monofilament

the English word monofilament

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-

using the English prefix mono-

derived from the French prefix mono-

derived from the New Latin prefix mono-

derived from the Late Greek prefix mono-, μονο-

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-

Word found in Modern English