Question 1

What does "ficelle" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

First person singular of the present indicative of the verb ficeler.
Third person singular of the present indicative of the verb ficeler.
First person singular of the present subjunctive of the verb ficeler.
Third person singular of the present subjunctive of the verb ficeler.
Second person singular of the imperative of the verb ficeler.

Question 2

Where does the French word "ficelle" come from?

Accepted Answer

probably comes from a Latin filicella, derived from the classical Latin filum, ('thread', 'line', 'edge of a blade') , derived from the common Indo-European gʷhi-.
could also come from a Latin funicella [few t. 3, p. 878b], derived from the classical Latin funicula, ('string', 'small rope'). but this is opposed by phonetic reasons and the fact that as early as the 12th century we find the word 'aficelés'.

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