Where does “fimbriae” come from?

fimbriae (English) comes from English fimbria, from Latin fimbria, from Latin fimbriae — fibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative...

fimbriae (English): plural of fimbria

Definitions

  1. plural of fimbria

Ancestry of “fimbriae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfimbriaAny anatomical structure in the form of a fringe,...
2Latinfimbriafringe, border, edge
3Latinfimbriaefibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative...
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