filo

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • thread for sewing, etc
  • yarn
  • string cord
  • cable, wire, flex
  • blade of grass, etc
  • grain of wood
  • (idiomatic) threads, strands
  • trickle of water
  • breath of air
  • wisp of smoke
  • edge of blade
  • ray of light
  • glimmer of hope

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fīlum (thread) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-

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