Where does “fibra” come from?

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

fibra (Portuguese): fibre

Definitions

  1. fibre

Ancestry of “fibra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfibrafiber, filament
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “fibra”

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