English
fibril
Fibril comes from Latin fibra ‘fibre, filament’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfibra‘fibre, filament’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfibrilladiminutive of fibra
- Englishtodayfibril
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfibra‘fibre, filament’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfibrilladiminutive of fibra
- Englishtodayfibril
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‘to split’
bet, boat, bite, bitter, bait, fission, feta, fissure, abet, fettuccine, fissile, 24 more
through Latin fibra ‘fibre, filament’
Today it means
noun A fine fibre or filament.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fibra / fibril