Etymology

fibre

fi·bre
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Today it means: A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread. Full definition →

French fibre ← Latin fibra
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  1. Latin · derived fromfibra
  2. French · derived fromfibre
  3. English todayfibre

From French fibre, from Old French, from Latin fibra.

Words from the same roots

Frenchfibre all →

fiber

Latinfibra all →

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