Etymograph

English

funis

Funis comes from Latin fūnis ‘rope, cord, line’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūnis1‘rope, cord, line’
  2. Englishtodayfunis1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English funis

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūnisWiktionary, English funis‘rope, cord, line’
  2. EnglishtodayfunisWiktionary, English funis

Linked words

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

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

through Latin fūnis ‘rope, cord, line’

funicular, 4 more

Today it means

noun A cord or a cord-like structure.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “funis”. 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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