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

  1. fibre/fiber; fibrous

Ancestry of “fibro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfibrafiber, filament
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “fibro-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-