cofilament

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin co-der.

English co-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der.

Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom

Latin fīlum

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Late Latin fīlō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor.

English filament

English cofilament

From co- + filament.

Noun

cofilament (plural cofilaments)

1. Any of several filaments bound together
2. (category theory) A diagram in a category that is indexed by a directed set.