Where does “defibrinate” come from?
defibrinate (English) comes from English fibrin, from English fibre, from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra — bee.
defibrinate (English): To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin
Definitions
- To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin
Ancestry of “defibrinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibrin | A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in... |
| 2 | English | fibre | A single piece of a given material, elongated and... |
| 3 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 4 | German | Fiber | — |
| 5 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 6 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 7 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 8 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |