Where does “fibra” come from?

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

fibra (Spanish): fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass

Definitions

  1. fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass

Ancestry of “fibra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefibrafibre
2Latinfibrafiber, filament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “fibra”

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