"hanging by a thread," 1864, as if from Latin filum "thread" (from PIE root *gwhi- "thread, tendon") + pendulus "hanging down" (see pendulous).
filibuster
filicide
filigree
filing
filioque
filipendulous
Filipino
fill
filler
fillet
fill-in
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