Where does “fibrós” come from?

fibrós (Catalan) comes from Catalan fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fibrós (Catalan): fibrous

Definitions

  1. fibrous

Ancestry of “fibrós”, step by step

fibrós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan fibra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfibrafiber, fibre
2Latinfibrafiber, filament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin fibra →