Where does “microfibril” come from?

microfibril (English) comes from English fibril, from Latin fibrilla, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

microfibril (English): A bundle of cellulose polymer chains held...

Definitions

  1. A bundle of cellulose polymer chains held...

Ancestry of “microfibril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibrilA fine fibre or filament; Any fine, filamentous...
2Latinfibrilla—
3Latinfibrafiber, filament
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →