filar

adjective

related to or having filaments (especially across a field of view as in the eyepiece of a telescope)

Roots

filumfil- · Latin · thread aris-ar · Latin · pertaining to

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Where does filar come from?

The word filar breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: fil, from Latin filum (“thread”); and -ar, from Latin aris (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.