Etymology

fibril

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Today it means: A fine fibre or filament. Full definition →

Latin fibrilla
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  1. Latin · derived fromfibra
  2. Latin · borrowed fromfibrilla
  3. English todayfibril

Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra. Doublet of fibrilla. Compare fibre.

Words from the same roots

Latinfibrilla all →

fibrilla

Latinfibra all →

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