English

protofiber

From proto- + fiber.

Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’

Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’

Proto-Hellenic *pró

Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’

Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’

Latin fibra ‘fibre, filament’

Old French fibre

French fibre

English fiber

Today it means

noun The form of a spun plastic that forms into a fiber

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

Etymograph / protofiber