Where does “fibro-” come from?
fibro- (English) comes from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
fibro- (English): fibre/fiber; fibrous
Definitions
- fibre/fiber; fibrous
Ancestry of “fibro-”, step by step
Words derived from “fibro-”
- fibrocartilage
- fibrosarcoma
- fibromuscular
- clofibrate
- fibrocartilaginous
- fibrofatty
- fibrolamellar
- neurofibrosarcoma
- nonfibrolamellar
- dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
- fibrobronchoscopic
- fibrochondrogenesis
- fibrochondrogenic
- fibrochondroinductive
- fibroelastosis
- fibrofolliculoma
- fibroscopic
- myofibrogenic
- myofibrosarcoma
- osteofibroma
- fibrogenetic
- fibrohemorrhagic
- fibrolipid
- nicofibrate