Where does “fibrilization” come from?

fibrilization (English) comes from English fibril, from Latin fibrilla, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fibrilization (English): The formation of fibrils

Definitions

  1. The formation of fibrils

Ancestry of “fibrilization”, step by step

fibrilization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fibril

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibrilA fine fibre or filament; Any fine, filamentous...
2Latinfibrilla
3Latinfibrafiber, filament
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via English ization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishization
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-
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