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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

  1. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, resembling...

Ancestry of “fibrinous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibrinA white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in...
2EnglishfibreA single piece of a given material, elongated and...
3Frenchfibrefibre
4GermanFiber—
5Italianfibrafiber, fibre
6Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
7Portuguesefibrafibre
8Latinfibrafiber, filament
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “fibrinous”

  • fibrofibrinous
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