Etymograph

English

funiliform

Funiliform comes from Latin funis ‘rope’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfunis1‘rope’
  2. Englishtodayfuniliform1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English funiliform

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfunisWiktionary, English funiliform‘rope’
  2. EnglishtodayfuniliformWiktionary, English funiliform

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to bind’

band, bond, bend, banner, bundle, bind, bonnet, tulip, bund, 21 more

through Latin funis ‘rope’

funicular, 4 more

Today it means

adj tough and flexible like a cord

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “funiliform”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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