Where does “fibrillaire” come from?
fibrillaire (French) comes from French fibrille, from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- — bee.
fibrillaire (French): fibrillary
Ancestry of “fibrillaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fibrille | fibril |
| 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 |
Words derived from “fibrillaire”