Where does “kaca serat” come from?
kaca serat (Indonesian) comes from English fibreglass, from English fibre, from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra — bee.
kaca serat (Indonesian): fibreglass
Definitions
- fibreglass
Ancestry of “kaca serat”, step by step
kaca serat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English fibreglass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibreglass | Silica based glass extruded into fibers that... |
| 2 | English | fibre | A single piece of a given material, elongated and... |
| 3 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 4 | German | Fiber | — |
| 5 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 6 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 7 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 8 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via Latin serat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | serat | third-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 2 | Latin | sero | I sow, plant; I beget, bring forth, produce; I... |
| 3 | Latin | sera | a bar or bolt for fastening doors; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | serus | late, too late; slow, tardy |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sēros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |