Where does “microfibrous” come from?
microfibrous (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.
microfibrous (English): Composed of microscopic fibres; Composed of...
Definitions
- Composed of microscopic fibres; Composed of...
Ancestry of “microfibrous”, step by step
microfibrous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fibrous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibrous | Of or pertaining to fibre; Containing many fibres... |
| 2 | English | fibre | A single piece of a given material, elongated and... |
| 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 |