Where does “laryngofiberscope” come from?
laryngofiberscope (English) comes from English fiberscope, from English fiber, from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra — bee.
laryngofiberscope (English): A fiberscope for the larynx, used in laryngoscopy
Definitions
- A fiberscope for the larynx, used in laryngoscopy
Ancestry of “laryngofiberscope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiberscope | a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing... |
| 2 | English | fiber | A single elongated piece of a given material,... |
| 3 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 4 | German | Fiber | — |
| 5 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 6 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 7 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 8 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |