Where does “natural fiber” come from?
natural fiber (English) comes from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
natural fiber (English): An organic fiber that is obtained naturally,...
Definitions
- An organic fiber that is obtained naturally,...
Ancestry of “natural fiber”, step by step
natural fiber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English natural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | natural | That exists and evolved within the confines of an... |
| 2 | Middle English | natural | intrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to... |
| 3 | Old French | natural | natural |
| 4 | Latin | nātūrālis | natural by birth, legitimate |
| 5 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English fiber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiber | A single elongated piece of a given material,... |
| 2 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 3 | German | Fiber | — |
| 4 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 5 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 6 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 7 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |