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Where does “fibrefill” come from?

fibrefill (English) comes from English fibre, from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- — bee.

fibrefill (English): Alternative form of fiberfill

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fiberfill

Ancestry of “fibrefill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibreA single piece of a given material, elongated and...
2Frenchfibrefibre
3GermanFiber—
4Italianfibrafiber, fibre
5Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
6Portuguesefibrafibre
7Latinfibrafiber, filament
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
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