Where does “fibro-” come from?

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

fibro- (Italian): fibro

Definitions

  1. fibro

Ancestry of “fibro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfibrafiber, fibre
2Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
3Portuguesefibrafibre
4Latinfibrafiber, filament
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “fibro-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin fibra →