Where does “nanofibril” come from?

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

nanofibril (English): A nanoscale fibril

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale fibril

Ancestry of “nanofibril”, step by step

nanofibril traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fibril

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibrilA fine fibre or filament; Any fine, filamentous...
2Latinfibrilla
3Latinfibrafiber, filament
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-Every word from Latin fibra