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filum.

thread, string, filament, fiber; texture, style, nature;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfiː.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ˈfiː.lum]

  1. thread, string, filament, fiber

    declension-2

  2. texture, style, nature

    declension-2

  3. wick of a lamp

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- (“sinew”). Cognate with Lithuanian gysla (“vein; thread; nerve”), Proto-Slavic *žìla (“vein; sinew”), Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil, “sinew”), Welsh gïau (“sinews”).

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