Where does “fibril” come from?
fibril (Irish) comes from New Latin fibrilla, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
fibril (Irish): fibril
Ancestry of “fibril”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | fibrilla | — |
| 2 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
Words derived from “fibril”