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Where does “fimbri-” come from?

fimbri- (Translingual) comes from Late Latin fimbria, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.

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Ancestry of “fimbri-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfimbriafringe, tassel; fringe, border, edge
2Latinfimbriaefibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative...
3Latinfimbriafringe, border, edge
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