Where does “macrofibrous” come from?

macrofibrous (English) comes from English fibrous, from English fibre, from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra — bee.

macrofibrous (English): Composed of relatively large fibres

Definitions

  1. Composed of relatively large fibres

Ancestry of “macrofibrous”, step by step

macrofibrous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fibrous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibrousOf or pertaining to fibre; Containing many fibres...
2EnglishfibreA single piece of a given material, elongated and...
3Frenchfibrefibre
4GermanFiber
5Italianfibrafiber, fibre
6Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
7Portuguesefibrafibre
8Latinfibrafiber, filament
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via English macro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmacroVery large in scope or scale; Clipping of...
2Englishmacro-large; long; inclusive
3Frenchmacro-macro
4Latinmacro-large
5Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
6Proto-Italicmakros
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-