Where does “fibrille” come from?
fibrille (French) comes from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
fibrille (French): fibril
Ancestry of “fibrille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 2 | German | Fiber | — |
| 3 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 4 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 5 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 6 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
Words derived from “fibrille”