Where does “fibra” come from?

fibra (Italian) comes from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fibra (Italian): fiber, fibre

Definitions

  1. fiber, fibre

Ancestry of “fibra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
2Portuguesefibrafibre
3Latinfibrafiber, filament
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “fibra”

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