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Where does “myofiber” come from?

myofiber (English) comes from English fiber, from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- — bee.

myofiber (English): muscle fiber

Definitions

  1. muscle fiber

Ancestry of “myofiber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiberA single elongated piece of a given material,...
2Frenchfibrefibre
3GermanFiber—
4Italianfibrafiber, fibre
5Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
6Portuguesefibrafibre
7Latinfibrafiber, filament
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “myofiber”

  • premyofiber
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