Where does “fiberoptic” come from?
Fiberoptic derives from English fiber and Middle French optique, from Latin fibra and Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (relating to vision), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-.
fiberoptic (English): Alternative form of fibre optic
Definitions
- Alternative form of fibre optic
Ancestry of “fiberoptic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fiber | A single elongated piece of a given material,... |
| 2 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 3 | German | Fiber | — |
| 4 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 5 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 6 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 7 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |