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Where does “fibra” come from?

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

fibra (Catalan): fiber, fibre

Definitions

  1. fiber, fibre

Ancestry of “fibra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fibra”

  • microfibra
  • fibrós
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