Where does “ファイバー” come from?
ファイバー (Japanese) comes from English fiber, from French fibre, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- — bee.
ファイバー (Japanese): fiber (US), fibre (UK)
Definitions
- fiber (US), fibre (UK)
Ancestry of “ファイバー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiber | A single elongated piece of a given material,... |
| 2 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 3 | German | Fiber | — |
| 4 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 5 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 6 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 7 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |