Where does “fibrinous” come from?
Fibrinous derives from English fibrin, from English fibre, from French fibre, from Latin fibra meaning thread or filament, with the adjective suffix -osus forming Latin fibrosus.
fibrinous (English): Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, resembling...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, resembling...
Ancestry of “fibrinous”, step by step
fibrinous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fibrin
| 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 |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |