English

hollowfibre

From hollow + fibre.

A compound of hollow + fibre

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to cover, hide’

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Proto-Germanic *hulwiją ‘depression, hollow’

Proto-West Germanic *holh

Old English holh ‘a hollow’

Middle English holow

Latin fibra ‘fibre, filament’

Old French fibre

French fibre

English fibre

Today it means

adj Based on or pertaining to hollow fibers.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hollowfibre