Where does “hollowfibre” come from?
hollowfibre (English) comes from English fibre, from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- — bee.
hollowfibre (English): Based on or pertaining to hollow fibers
Definitions
- Based on or pertaining to hollow fibers
Ancestry of “hollowfibre”, step by step
hollowfibre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fibre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibre | A single piece of a given material, elongated and... |
| 2 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 3 | German | Fiber | — |
| 4 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 5 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 6 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 7 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |